Tag Archives: love

Our First Evening

Posted on November 15, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  If love could soothe all peoples’ souls, As you, with gentle hands, have mine, Then life would be a smoother wine To ease all minds from anxious goals.   The time around us walked its pace, As if it … Continue reading →

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Hidden Feelings

Posted on November 7, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Emotions play on feelings from within: Your deepest thought is hidden like a sin; But, should the world behold your feelings true, You’d swear that none of them belonged to you.   What makes us lie concerning what we thought? … Continue reading →

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Soul Searching

Posted on November 6, 2017 by cdsmiller17

A special thought occurred to me the other day: When I open up my soul, you don’t look away; You hold me at arm’s length to get a better view; You listen to what I have to say, ‘though you … Continue reading →

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Emily Brontë: Love and Hate

Posted on September 11, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Emily Brontë was a very complicated woman. Whatever was going on inside her head and her heart drove her to write fiction. And, as a result, her characters in Wuthering Heights seem to be full of passion, while full of … Continue reading →

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Wuthering Heights: Shadow and Light

Posted on September 10, 2017 by cdsmiller17

I watched the 2009 version of this Emily Brontë classic last night on PBS. Tom Hardy, who played Heathcliff, was at his most voluptuous in this TV mini-series. Compared with others who have played this role, he did not need … Continue reading →

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Soulmates?

Posted on July 28, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Twin Flames The popular explanation for the concept of soulmates is two halves of one soul. Does that even sound possible? People, especially those who espouse New Age concepts, like to think that there is a perfect match for them: … Continue reading →

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Is this Normal Behaviour?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by cdsmiller17

In early 1978, I met the woman who would later that year become my second wife, and her two-year old daughter. The details are unimportant, but the relationship that I split up is the point of this story. Background Sue … Continue reading →

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Catalyst

Posted on June 29, 2017 by cdsmiller17

A Visit to the Dentist I went to a new dentist yesterday, one that is more local to where we live, because I have a tooth that needs to come out. It turned out that they had an opening at … Continue reading →

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143 xo

Posted on June 24, 2017 by cdsmiller17

My wife has a pendant that encapsulates her parents’ love for each other. When we were first back in touch with each other, she asked me to guess what it meant. Being a literalist I wrote: “I for thee”. Well, … Continue reading →

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Sibling Love

Posted on June 21, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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