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My American Journey installment 5

The next night was at a different restaurant. Same chain. If you can get a couple of money gigs in a row, it will start to foster the illusion that you are actually making a real living. Hey, you will be... for a couple of nights. Kenneth booked the next weekend as well, at the same places. And a show at the Taqueria el Patron in between.



"The Tock", as it is known, is a local family owned humble yet nice eatery in a Houston strip mall where the plans of Flyin' Dog Records, with whom I… Continue

Added by David Vidal on March 9, 2010 at 9:41pm — 2 Comments

The Kansas Painter -working title

'The Kansas Painter'



They made love in the Eiffel tower

Back in 1959

He was pushin' 80

When he told us of that time



We were young why shouldn't we…

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Added by Rick Reiley on March 9, 2010 at 1:24pm — 10 Comments

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Where do I go now?
Where did everybody go?
Adrift in the fog.

Added by Jami Ward on March 8, 2010 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

Lipstick Kisses

lipstick.jpg kiss bby. image by CHOCHOKIS_BUCKET


When my middle child-a mama’s girl- started kindergarten, she clung to my waist like lichen on stone. The separation for us was painful, me leaving her, crocodile tears in her eyes, a little waif dressed in tiny jeans and a yellow shirt sprinkled with daisies. I’d done my best to prepare her. She’d been… Continue

Added by Dorraine Darden on March 8, 2010 at 1:20pm — 10 Comments

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You faded away
But left a mark on my heart:
That you-shaped scar there.

Added by Jami Ward on March 7, 2010 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

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It's sunny outside;
Warm, pleasant and inviting.
I'm staying inside.

Added by Jami Ward on March 6, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

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Quitting cold turkey,
Moving on with a real life.
I'm done with Facebook.

Added by Jami Ward on March 5, 2010 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

My American Journey installment 4

The next morning was sunny and bright. I slept in, which I'm prone to doing, given the opportunity. I made some coffee when I got up. Took another hot shower. (You've got to take advantage of these things when they're available). Watched cable news. There was some tragedy or another going on. I slowly got my stuff together. It always amazes me how quickly I can make a mess out of a clean room.



I called the mechanic shop. They were working on the van. I took what I had brought with me… Continue

Added by David Vidal on March 5, 2010 at 2:44am — 6 Comments

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I left but came back
Not knowing where else to go
Without my compass.

Added by Jami Ward on March 4, 2010 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

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I knew it would come,
This conversation of tears.
We are OK now.

Added by Jami Ward on March 3, 2010 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

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Whispering raindrops
Leave the cold hard concrete road
Shivering with wet.

Added by Jami Ward on March 2, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

My American Journey (installment 3)

Texas is a big state. I know that's stating the obvious. But seriously. It is. Though it's not that tall. Having grown up in the Rocky Mountains, I assure you Texas is not very tall relative to some of its neighbors. But it has tremendous girth. And one tends to feel a bit swallowed up by it.



West Texas has some mountains. Lots of dirt, too. Cattle ranches and such. After a good long while, you pass through that region of girth, and enter the hill country part. Gently rolling hills,… Continue

Added by David Vidal on March 1, 2010 at 11:40pm — 4 Comments

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Accidents happen,
But full moon in the night sky?
Badness comes in waves.

Added by Jami Ward on March 1, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

Seeing is Believing



OSHAR-00000076-001-FBBaobab-Tree-on.jpg full moon image by EcoWitch



Last night, the full moon appeared like a flamboyant floodlight. It seemed to echo, "Is anyone alive down there...down there...down there? It is I, floodlight moon." It appeared close but was actually 238,857 miles away! Our eyes can play tricks on us.



Even so, they are rich visual collectors. Two blue, brown, hazel or green mini artists, taking in life portraits, freeze framing them into memory… Continue

Added by Dorraine Darden on March 1, 2010 at 6:04pm — 9 Comments

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Buds and bugs break out.
Sun, rain and warmer weather.
Spring is almost here!

Added by Jami Ward on February 28, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

My American Journey (installment 2)

I was born in Gallup, New Mexico. A coal mining town. A railroad town. The two go hand in hand.



Historically, Gallup was a community of hard working, hard drinking immigrants who lived right next to the huge Navajo Reservation. It was built because of the huge coal reserves there, and named for the paymaster, whose last name was Gallup. People would say "I'm going to Gallup" when it was time to get paid. The name stuck. Bobby Troupe mentioned the town in his famous song, "Route 66". I… Continue

Added by David Vidal on February 28, 2010 at 8:22pm — 5 Comments

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You look at my soul
And take a piece when you do
Because I trust you.

Added by Jami Ward on February 27, 2010 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

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Twilight wind blows fast,
Pushing cold and dark through me.
Inside there is light.

Added by Jami Ward on February 26, 2010 at 8:10pm — No Comments

My American Journey (installment one)

I recently returned to California from a month long jaunt through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. And then back through New Mexico and Arizona. A big loop that took me out of the Los Angeles area on Interstate 10 and returned me via Interstate 40. All this in an '83 Toyota van (the very first year Toyota made vans for the American market) with 188,000 plus miles on the odometer. Of course, the odometer stopped working years ago.



When we speak of… Continue

Added by David Vidal on February 26, 2010 at 2:28pm — 8 Comments

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Hurry! Hurry! Rush!
Finish that and then do this!
What? No coffee break?

Added by Jami Ward on February 25, 2010 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

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