Red
these
red walls
of need
built from
constant
hunger
waiting
for you
for less
than
asking
set them
free
purify
your
soul
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Your Decision
alignment
unanswered questions
belief is
just
the beginning
define the
answers
or
no one else will
©, J.H.
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Swallowed Whole
profound desire
to swim
through the oceans
and soar
to the stars
sacred powers
given from god?
a continued
fascination
what a story
we swallowed
it whole
©, J.H.
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Slipping
mind your life
not a clue
its our order
strong as it appears
mange it carefully
perennially
or doom
the treasure
to the
attention
of
eternal
time
© 2014, J.H.
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The Tithe
once again i awake
at the top
a playground of
etiquette
entering the air
not to be ignored
a diamond glints
antiquated
no actual exchange
of moral code
a religious view
grows denser
near the nickel and dime
think of
the reasoning
behind
all
that
© 2014, J.H.
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Tortured Tomb
a botched job
you dare to uphold
a debate
preserved
for posterity
to create
overpriviledged
design
a tortured tomb
a final resting place
a granite sarcophagus
well protected
dependent upon
that which
they do not
need to
know
© 2014, J.H.
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Silver Darkness
disconnected
in real life
and real feelings
such gems
songs of reason
he wanted everyone
to care
opened up
and witnessed
the emptiness
do we need
the silver
exosed to light
polished ever brighter
in the dark
filled with
signs in
a glowing labyrinth
of total darkness
© 2014, J.H.
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The Intruder
welcome to earth
population
of kings
a world of luxury
forbidden
palaces
of power
declaring war
on nature
an advancing army
unguarded walls
a facade
covering up
the burn
whitewashed
and sealed
more effective
impenetrable
but there is
an
intruder
© 2014 J.H.
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Secret Agendas
no sign of it
on me
but if they would
or
if i like
or need
from others
something
not so extreme
with
coats wide open
and no city lights
to see
they could have
a spectacle
inside these
double doors
these weapons
are
the result of
other things
or i could
just talk to
myself
even then
© 2014 J.H.
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Oh Nature
“nature
is red
in tooth and claw”
or so i’ve read
those are not my words
oh how i
hope it
is she
who now
considers
herself
an embarrassment
to see the ground
no matter which way
or the view
by the wayside
yet unknown
wait for me then
for reasons even better
grounded images
even if its only
just the middle
© 2014 J.H.
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Holier Than Thou
holy rolly
opulence
has chiseled
one fine tip
spooned
onto the walls
a rough patch
aligned against
the mirrors
in the night
mercury
and vapor
can kill
or
determine
the fate
of us all
© 2014, J.H.
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Evening Visitor
are we crazy
or should we
just wear shoes?
As anything,
in the beginning
blatantly naked
and totally
accepted
maybe i need
something
a new one
or a pair?
ghosts
in the night
ahhhhhh
many do think
them the most
grotesque
forms
of reality;
in my mind
so abundantly
fantastic
…
outside of
the cat
swatting
the
feet
thing
© 2014, J.H.
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Dropping Down
dropping down
you’ve been here too
a keepsake
stuck in the
slow lane
while
everyone else
is
speeding up
you get what
you pay for
is it only
going to
make
it
better
© 2014, J.H.
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History of the Wise Woman
knowledge
is the one
called history
when i was here
a blabbermouth
a face of deception
terror
and evil
consorting with
our new master
exiled
tortured
hanged
and burned at
the stake
anticipation and fear
love
holiness
sacrifice
and glory
subdued
charmed
you cannot buy
or settle
it has been
established
we have no mark
and no more
credit
© 2014, J.H.
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Holding Pattern
official support
still
heading for
a crash
in
secondary waves
a formula for
disaster
preconditioned
rules
circle the planet
the greatest
achievement
design plans
deployed
with new
urgency
its a
mad
season
in decline
and
holding
© 2014, J.H.
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Uncertainty
Heaven
that’s swell
now do nothing
turn around
turn right over
clear the jam
for reason
oh i was certain
rather than that
an update
its high risk
suffer the consequences
for having
said that
i say
nothing
© 2013 J.H.
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The Eyes of Truth
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
the eyes of truth are upon us
must I ascend
into that white light?
the Knowledge there
of me
Have I passed that test?
Am I welcome ?
Will they see
all that I’ve tried to be
or only
what i have become
© 2013 J.H.
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Faithful
it’s all around you
the brimstone
committee
has the right
after all
knowledge
is for
the faithful
something hidden
from the light
but its a
virulent strain
and my eyes
are older now
and welcome here
but no
editing
the conflict
distorted
is this
all
there
is
© 2013 J.H.
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Infallible
what do you do
the worst thing
pretty extreme
without believing
is it compulsory
to believe
we are
infallible
and above all
of
our
obligations
a child of
the blood
~ © 2013 J.H.
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Game Over
a mask
not a clue
game over
consider that
a loose definition
a release
ingrained
clear analysis
why now?
a trick of luck
or
self-preservation
i made
it
up
myself
~ © 2013 J.H.
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Exemption
solve a mystery
what nonsense
have we caused here
put me in
and
color it
with belief
a code
focus
nowhere near
a question
a pattern
boundaries exerted
who put us
at fault
what?
an experiment
or
a
platform
for the
rest of
the
world
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Corrosion
fine details
other stuff
the manifest
you said
life is what
could be
at risk
a bridge
more than
on the verge
of collapse
clear away
the corrosion
unchecked
it spreads
like cancer
shore it up
only words
define
our
lives
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I’m one of them
you know
ready for
anything
crowned with protections
a thousand years
of bets
a fate not based
on chance
a figure
but not that
which has aligned
with the
primative
like somewhere else
surrounded by
an inland promise
come and gone
eroded away
only vaguely
familiar
a promise
no more
Rippled Words 
Poetry Invoking Photos Let’s Write
What does this photo say to you?
I’m thinking we’ll do this every week … maybe more… with a new photo.
Write a short poem or lyric about what you feel when you see this photo. Does it speak to you? Speak to it. Speak to us.
Share your thoughts, words, and your poetry invoking photos with us as well in the comments. I’ll push them to posts as they come in. Hope you share yours.
Peace,
Jo
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