Category Archives: manuscripts

World One, Me None

Posted on May 9, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  I spent what seemed like a very long day Going from place to place, not knowing why I went through the hoops to help get away From this small space known as my cloudy sky.   I lent my … Continue reading →

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Life (version one)

Posted on May 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  Though Life has lost its meaning And Time goes on the same, Yet I’ll not stop my dreaming For that would be a shame.   Through thoughts that throw a guided path And other things they turn from, With … Continue reading →

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Patience

Posted on May 7, 2020 by cdsmiller17

When under the weather, Not knowing whether To quit or not, Don’t start a fight; Learn to sit tight: Think a new thought.   Remember: Where you’re going (No one knowing!) How long away (Too long you say?) And more … Continue reading →

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Attention!

Posted on May 6, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Tense: A frown was forming Over a worried eye.   “Nonsense,” Says the tongue, warming To a hurried cry;   Yet the teeth began grittin’ As the splintered nails were bitten;   The neck became strained and cruel As its … Continue reading →

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A Poem from 1972 Foretold The Present

Posted on May 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Monastic Meter   Time Passes So Slowly That souls Become holy By dipping their fingers in wine. . But Somehow The Silence Sets up A defiance So that my own thoughts are not mine. . And Then the Controls Go … Continue reading →

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Just Killing Time

Posted on May 3, 2020 by cdsmiller17

  The world seems busy, rushing madly, Trying to succeed in killing time By beating it to the knockout punch, Or forcing it to stand still, tranquil. . But all attempts turn out so badly, That any form of caring … Continue reading →

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The Wellspring: The Clean Slate

Posted on March 6, 2020 by cdsmiller17

4 March 1992 How has it been for you? How have you seen the future unfolding for the human condition? Have you seen and understood the principles for a uniting consciousness as a disruption and rejection of the world that … Continue reading →

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How Many Times Do I Need to Say It?

Posted on January 21, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Derek, My Son   Did I tell you enough times how I loved you? Everything about you makes me smile. Right now my words might seem too few, Except I think a thought for every mile Keeping me away from … Continue reading →

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Haiku (Illustrated)

Posted on December 12, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Haiku poetry is a style that originated in Japan. According to Wikipedia, it is typically characterized by three qualities: The essence of haiku is “cutting” (kiru). This is often represented by the juxtaposition of two images or ideas and a … Continue reading →

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Astrological Seeds?

Posted on November 2, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Horoscope Packets In his book, Cosmic Loom, Dennis Elwell sets out a gardening metaphor to help explain what the birth chart is for: in effect, he writes that the horoscope is like the image and description on a packet of … Continue reading →

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