Hello dVerse.
It’s been a while.
My name is Brian Miller, and I will be your host today. I have been on a sabbatical of a sort from the online world the last 5 months. Re-finding myself. Re-defining my self. Figuring out why I do the things I do.
We often ask “why” but it is usually in relation to why something is happening to us. I don’t think we ask why we do what we do, believe what we believe, why we hope — often enough. We fall into patterns and just do, and do, and do – until something shakes us from that pattern.
5 months ago, I really started to question why I do most everything. I was quite frustrated and it began to effect my writing and interactions ~ so I slipped away.
I had to figure out my “why” again.
During that time, Anthony posted something on his Tumblr that summed up my feelings:
“I’ve always been the type of person who gives my all to people; and many times in my life, others have taken advantage of that. I used to get upset, yet, didn’t have the balls to remove the person from my life. There came a point where I had to choose: either continue being a doormat or let their ungratefulness be a lesson… Well, I’m still that guy who gives my all, but now, I realize not everyone deserves it.” ~Anthony Desmond’s tumblr
During my time away, I also took a philosophy class at the local university as part of finishing my Masters. The instructor was a great guy – but he kept drilling into our heads that philosophy is not about how you do things, but the why. “What is your future hope for yourself or others?” “What is your reason?”
I kept hearing the Edie Brickell song referenced int he title of this prompt.
It was really quite the fascinating journey.
Philosophies are very personal things – because they define you, but are defined by you. I don’t imagine we will all have the same philosophy on everything, so it can be challenging. I think it only appropriate as we celebrate 4 years, that we think on why we do what we do.
So today, I want you to write about philosophy. It could be the overarching philosophy of your life, or it could be the philosophy of a particular thing – like say, your philosophy on giving to the poor, your philosophy on finances, your philosophy on hair care products, your philosophy on education…
Matter of fact I want the title of your poem to start with:
The philosophy of ______
My philosophy of ______
A philosophy of ______
You get to fill in the blank. This is a qualifier, so do follow the rule please.
If you are new, here is how this works:
- Write a poem about your philosophy, make sure your title meets the requirement, and post it to your webpage or blog.
- Click on Mr. Linky below and enter your name and URL (web address to your poem)
- Visit others that have linked in – This is a community, it requires communication and interaction for that to happen.
- Enjoy.
A special note of thanks for those that have carried on dVerse since I left – through either tending the pub or by fostering that community by reading others. It will always hold a special place in my heart, as do you. ~ Brian
dVerse 
So glad to see you back, bro. I missed you. Sounds like you had a productive time.
It has been good. Finished my masters degree. Been nice to live a bit. You been doing well mosk?
Thanks Brian for such a thoughtful post ~ I believe that taking the time to reflect on our life, away from the blogging world, is needed once in a while ~ What is important is to find and rediscover ourselves again & again ~
Looking forward to reading in a bit ~ Happy Thursday to all ~
Most Def. Could not agree with you more. The trick is recognizing when you need to step away because many don’t want to admit it.
Good afternoon. Pubs open.
I am driving home from a long unexpected day at school but look forward to reconnecting with some of you.
it is cool to ask the question why we do things from time to time
it takes us out of our comfort zone and sometimes into new adventures..
it’s a bold question
Why is s huge question. Often free ask how of what. But not why we are even doing it.
Hey friend.
Smiles
Edie Brickell is on the phone, darling…. she wants a word with you…
OO maybe she wants to do a duet…it is just one of those songs you never get out of your head.
Oh God.. this is right up my alley.. can’t miss this one for all the money in the world.. welcome back Brian.. and i too can relate to being the nice guy as floormat.. in the work world of government service.. the go to guy.. that does it all.. and has no idea how to get angry.. or say no..
This can kill any Angel or Super Hero and change them into a Devil or Demon or worse.. as may be the case…
Anyway i survive and plan a rather light hearted.. yet heavy dose of reality for my input of philosophy today.. with fairly limited words and just one iPhone photo.. smiles..:)
Be back with that shortly.. with “My Philosophy of the Kiss of Kali”… after all..
it will be somewhat unique..;)
smiles.. bigger smiles.. and perhaps some frowns here or there before
all is
said
and done..
but that is the price of freedom as you know my friend..
a mix of
dark
and light..:)
A real life lesson i learn all to well
in the greatest darkness
and light of life..:)
And a very busy day for me..
i will be reading on all
and commenting on all..
but that part may not
happen until tomorrow..:)
but like i said.. i will
make time
for this.. particularly
as i do miss
you…bro..;)
ha. cool to see you man. And that def sounds like an interesting philosophy. Cant wait to see what you bring.
Yeah def burning at both ends will def change your demeanor. Better to cut and run before that time though.
Brian, It’s so good to hear from you again! We missed you. I can totally relate to your sentiments as I am continually on a quest of why…and so damn sick of giving it my all to be treated like a doormat by some. Fortunately I have a loving wife and four beautiful children who love me and make me proud.
It’s interesting in life how some who should love choose to hate while others who have no obligation to care chose to love. That’s how I feel about our little community of writers here – with no obligation to be here we write, comment, respond, uplift, and improve each other. The last few years of prompts, and comments has influenced my new book more than a little and in so many ways. This is why the closing thank you page will include a thank you to all dVerse Poets and a reference to the website. The book is now a week into a 30 day kickstarter (crowdfunding) campaign and already 64% funded. (the project can be followed at http://www.PaperCrownStudios.com )
By the way, congratulations on working toward your masters and your future!
Hope to see you around,,,so good to have you back!
Warmly, Ken Higginson
Dude. Nice on the book. I will pop over and take a look at what you are doing.
My family is def a huge support in my life as well Ken. I think kids def keep you fresh.
I could write a whole book on that choosing to love and hate thing you got going on. Ha.
Hi Brian. So great to meet you after this time! Indeed, sometimes we do lose ourselves – online, in work, in a relationship and things seem to slip out of balance. Introspection of “why” is always in order – “why” and how to make life better. Excellent subject and a good poetic exercise as well. I hope we get to hear your voice more often. Congrats on that Master’s. Thank you for this prompt. It is good to get out of our comfort zone, our same-old same-old.
Well you never know when I might pop up. Just consider me a ghost in the machine of the pub, you know.
And definitely – anything can get out of balance – it does not mean it is a bad thing, it can be a good thing that gets out of balance and becomes twisted.
Ahhhhh. now I know where to send that cape and tights and the tee shirt that says “Super Ghost”….thank you so much for your kindness and care to this link challenged person.
who, me?
smiles.
HUGE smile
Probably no poem today. But I DID want to welcome you back. We’ve missed you! 🙂
Whassup Mad Kane
In and out a bit this afternoon, with several things spinning – but could not resist a dip in the deep end – and a prompt that spurs thoughts.
you have to watch the deep thoughts. as long as you don’t end up talking to yourself you should be fine.
True that. Ha.
I may be in trouble already.
You are killing me, you nutball. 🙂
🙂
Hi Brian – nice to see you. I always take a month off from offline each year – it gives me a bit of a chance to be with my own thoughts. I often worry young people are so “connected” they never get time with their thoughts.
As we go through life, we often live a certain way because others did before, or we have a “program” in our minds that we try to play out. Often if we have the courage, we can re-write that program and change our lives to live toward what is good, honorable and right – or at least what takes us closer to being authentic.
I love the idea of a MONTH off…it’s crazy how plugged in we can be without even realizing it. I take one week off a month BUT a month….I will consider it.
it started with my dad who always quit drinking for one month a year to prove he could do it. Of course he chose February with only 28 days…. 🙂
But on the serious side – the average person checks their cell-phone 150 times a day – sometimes we need to step away.
I like the way your Dad thinks. 😉 And I agree – we need to step away from the online/screen/phone distraction regularly.
to me, to be too connected is to risk being programmed by others – the constant barrage of media and advertisers or even lyrics can be dangerous.
I only check mine a couple times a day…sometimes I go two days without even thinking about it. Hardly use it. My willpower would be seriously needed to keep me off of my PC, however.
I hear you on being so connected. I think the internet is a great tool, but for far too many it becomes a life otside of the life that they are living. I would not trade the friends that I made for the world, but you have to watch that balance thing.
You are so right in that the filter we use for our lives should be values much more than it should be “the way we always did it” you can miss a lot with that line of thought.
On-line lives easily tend to fantasy – which is a dangerous thing. Pretend is such a blessing for children, but a trap for adults.
It’s good to take a time-out, refresh and recharge. Congrats on finishing your Masters Degree. Appreciated what you shared from Anthony, too.
most def. Its been a journey and one I am glad that is coming to an end. well i will never be done completely with school, as a teacher – but…
Good to hear you’re continuing as a teacher–not enough good ones around.
Here ya go:
https://postcardsfrompanache.wordpress.com/2015/07/19/a-philosophy-of-procrastination-for-dverse-poets-mindlovemisery-wordle-148/
Brian Miller!!!! I second Madeleine…I am giving you a welcome back hug. Pour me a cold one, please. Hope you are well, and I so missed the Mr. Miller smiles and presence. BUT that being said, I can understand…besides are you not of the social work background? One of the most psychologically draining and/or challenging positions/careers. Well…SO happy you are at dVerse today. I am not sure if I will write, BUT wanted to just say hello, and do some visits. Of course I might write…maybe. My excuse all this week is Summer. Period. Do I even need another? HUgs!
summer is a great time to relax and unwind – reconnect with yourself and others, so i understand completely. good to se eyou too dawn.
hugs
OH and great PROMPT!
AND congrats on completing your Masters! Big DEAL! Really BIG! Sorry for the choppy comments…Summer.
It is so good to see you back, Brian. Of course you know you have been missed. In this part of the world, we are celebrating Eid, which is really celebrating a triumph over self. In this spirit, I congratulate you Brian, for rediscovering yourself.
triumph over self is huge. we take ourselves way too seriously. and we get so caught up in what we doing we forget who we are being.
if I have left any kind of legacy in the bar wood here I hope it is in connecting with others. and giving to each other.
OMG. That is like my favorite song ever. You rule, dude. I still have my Edie CD but no player. Thank heavens for every song in the world being available on the Internet.
Seriously, I got SO excited when I read your title in my feed. I know just who to pass this on to …
Ha. “Philosophy on hair care products.”
You’re hilarious.
We are in similar boats. I have it on cassette and no player. And hey hair is important too you know. Smiles.
Hey! Brian! Congrats on the MA … in Creative Writing? or education? history? Wouldn’t it be great if all our homework was to write? or to experience life and then write? I have been absent here for much of the last few months during which time I self-published (1) a book with artist Jen Elam called TAKING A WALK WITH GOD which you can see on my shutterfly page though it is too expensive to buy. The other (2), re-MOTHERING, is Lulu.com and therefore potentially carried by every bookstore in the world in both ebook and paperback. (If you want to review it, I’ll send a free autographed copy!) Whew. Scary wonderful progress in self-hood and in giving. My book sort of answers your prompt, but I’ll try for a single poem. Thank you for being so giving!
in special education…congrats on your books, that is very cool. will have to read the dustjacket on that first one as well, i am intrigued. look forward to your write here in a bit susan.
Oh, I’m glad to see you, too. It is wonderful you finished your Masters..and I hope you are able to write a book about your evolving philosophies in either poetry or prose form. It is so good to successfully come out of a period like you describe… changed, wiser, stronger, and with new beginnings. We def learn what our limitations are and how to cut out losses, even we were scathed in the process! I applaud you and looking forward to your occasional appearances here, Brian…smiles//
hey kathy…hope you have been well.
i have written a few poems along the way fro here to there,
but a book – eh? publication is not my thing really.
maybe when my time comes, someone will find it
and find some use in it. smiles.
I am so enjoying this reunion here – a nice smiley huggy feel to it. I’ll be back later with my poem and to read and comment on those submitted. Today is National Corn Fritter day – and this old southern girl is getting ready to start on them for dinner. If my husband doesn’t eat them all, I’ll bring some back to the pub for you all to nosh on.
how did i not know this was corn fritter day.
i pulled pork bbq last night, NC style, of course…so i am still working on that. but i will not turn down a fritter if you have one left.
the other good thing about going away, is everyone only remembers the good times – not the ass i had to be on occassion. ha. so smiles and hugs all around.
Yea….you, me, and X for NC bbq. A neighbor shared a couple of dozen of his sweet corn – oh yeah, corn fritters, corn on the cob, corn puddin’…and because it’s south meets east here, some miso grilled corn on the cob…
Goodness, now I am hungry ~ I will checking out sweet corn tomorrow, ha ~
I love the things. My husband likes them with maple syrup poured over, I like plain with a side of sliced tomatoes. I have a good recipe I think I will post.
Holding out for the corn fritter….
I have never had one.
Ooooo, i think you will truly like..
while we are at it….where the heck is Glenn Buttkus!
someone go wake him up and tell him i need a poem.
I see him smiles ~
Damn, brother, I missed like my left arm. Just got back to town this week, & seem to have my wires crossed regarding dVerse. Couldn’t find many clues for Poetics on Tuesday, & couldn’t make sense of them’ so had to scramble to whip something up; hate it when that happens. then, hey, by my estimation,, today was supposed to be an OLN, so I sweated out a BLACKTHORNE episode & got it posted; then WHAM, the pub opened, saw your smiling face, then realized I had miscalculated, and yes, had to scramble for 2 hours to come in line with your prompt. can I assume next Thursday will be an OLN? Super bitching CONGRATS on finishing off your MA. As an educator, it should elevate your pay level. Wonder how many of we dVerse poetry hounds have their MA; probably quite a few. It was brave of you, sad for us, that you took some time off from the Poetry grind.
Ha you are asking the wrong guy about next week. Maybe Grace can enlighten us. Good to see you man. Sorry to make you scramble but glad you did.
If you really want to know, just email me and I will respond ~
Hey Brian! So nice to see you. Congratulations on your Masters….an amazing accomplishment. I have a strong suspicion that the Special Education field will be blessed to have you. Hope you sneak in the back door for some more appearances. You have been missed! 🙂
I would imagine that being offline to focus on yourself would be a very enlightening experience. The media can be so distracting…another layer to shed, so we can get down to the nitty gritty of who we really are or what we want to be…because we really do have choices.
Looking forward to seeing where this prompt takes everyone as nothing intrigues me more than the “whys”.
We have plenty of Distractions in this life and much of life is about figuring out how we are going to manage them. I will be around I am sure.
Brian I’ve missed you. So nice to have you host the pub again. Congratulations on finishing your masters. Philosophy is a great topic, challenging too. I’ll see if I can think of something to write. I hope you have a little time off before you start teaching again. Academia can be exhausting. Take care.
It is challenging but Def something worthy to consider. I will look forward to it Myrna. Good to see you too.
Welcome home 💕
Hey ayala, hows your family?
Nice post, Brian. So much to think about. Great topic for a prompt. Wish I had to e to write to it. And, hey, we all need a break once in a while….from these times we learn what is important. But it is great to see you today.
We do learn what is important. Enjoy your own break.
See you soon.
Hey Bri – or is that, Master of the Universe :).
It’s not an echo chamber, it’s another chord in the chorus: I’ve missed you, too. Some people are connectors – Dave King was one. Galen, another. You – so glad you’re on this side of the veil.
Not sure if I can scrounge up a pen but will ruminate on it. Meanwhile, congratulations on the achievement, and (if a bit early) I’ll channel G-man and hope you have a kick-ass weekend. ~
ha. both Galen and Dave were special friends – and sadly, both are gone for good. Nope, i am still here – but you put a smile on my face bringing them back to the front of my mind.
have a great weekend as well man!
Nice to see you again, Brian. Being away from the computer I find commenting a bit challenging – I could not comment for Poetics – but I hope to read a few poems. All the more so as I like the prompt!
Hey there. Hope you are enjoying your break as well.
Nice to see you back and hosting Brian :)….I’ll be visiting others after I come back from work…
i hope you have a great day at work.
I have come to believe that giving is something we need to choose to do, and not feel obliged to do, and I do not believe it should ever contain the condition that it is deserved. True giving is an offering of love and true love does not have conditions.
The Eleusinian Mysteries advised: Know Thyself and I believe this was advice I took on board which led me to know myself better and to make changes from being someone who always felt obliged to say yes, to someone who learned to say no. In other words, to choose what I would ‘give’ and to what degree.
I would ask myself the question in any given situation: Do I need to do this? If the answer was yes for whatever reason, I would do it.
If the answer was No, the next question was: Do I want to do this? If the answer was No, then I did not do it.
But, the questions we really need to answer, if we feel we give too much or too often is why am I doing this when I am not comfortable with it? As Brian has been doing.
We often find that we ‘give’ or ‘do’ because we fear saying No will bring anger or rejection, or, because we feel we have a role to play as a giver, or we feel obliged to help others because it gives us a sense of power, or we feel stronger giving and find it hard to take because it makes us feel weaker, or because we are trying to abide by some cultural, social, religious etc., set of beliefs which say if we do not give we will be punished or of less value…………..
I am sure there are many other answers and questions but knowing who we really are is the first step. Often, what we think we are is not who we really are but who our parents wanted us to be, our family, society, community, religion expects us to be, or often, the opposite to what our parents were, but not our true selves.
Know Thyself is the best advice ever given.
oh i agree on giving – i believed for years we could teach people how to be a community – but that is for crap as well. people will do what people will do.
and in the online poetry community there are just a lot of takers. people that write all day, and comment on the comments they receive on their site, but dont give a rats ass about anyone else.
of course there is always an excuse – time, but if you have time to write and time to comment on your comments, you have time to read someone else. it is do you want to – and if the answer is no – why join a community online. it is social media.
well i want to be read – but i dont want to read others. well that makes me want to puke – for choking on the entitled selfishness of it.
i no longer believe community can be built under a larger banner, but only on a small basis – person to person, organic and at the end of the day – I no longer feel the obligation to do it, like I did when I was behind the bar.
you got me going there for a second. i will be back out the door of the pub in 14 hours – and all the better for it.
I think you have to trust people to try to do the right thing. My view is that the most important things are the prompts and discussions. My sense is many people respond to your poem if you have commented on theirs and I think that is fair enough, but then again I don’t expect or require it.
The comments are in essence courtesies since everyone says kind things and it does not amount to any sort of critique. I am not suggesting it should, just saying that to my mind the community is more important than the comments.
I suspect many comment on comments on their poem out of courtesy and because it is just there and it is easier.
I have said before, I try to read and post on between six or ten poems, depending upon how user-friendly they are – some I just read and do not comment because posting is not simple and I suspect others are the same, and if I cannot think of anything ‘nice’ to say I prefer to say nothing.
I think in general and particularly with online communities we have to be careful interpreting behaviour, particularly negatively and I think imputing the best motives to people is what matters. 🙂
i have watched too many people jump from prompt to prompt and prompt site to prompt site – living off the generousity of others and never giving back. i have ran prompt sites for like 8 years now. i have also had to deal with plenty of malcontents and psychos – people who attack others, people who stalk others –
no, sorry – i dont assume the best. i give everyone a chance – but if they dont care, i cut them out of my circle. why should i support someone who does nothing?
i guess you could say out of the kindness of my heart, but at what point do you cut the leach off you leg before it kills you?
plus i have more important things in my life than reading poetry from people who dont give back – see, this is why i got out of the gig. too many people wanting a hand out, unwilling to take a hand up.
To be fair, you have levels of experience I do not have. I find it hard enough to keep up with one or two poetry sites as it is – quality not quantity. 🙂
Following our own truth is the best path.
Brian, you have been missed. Welcome back. 🙂
Hi again, Brian. I was able to write a poem, though I am still computerless. I will return any comments of those who visit tomorrow, when it will be a bit easier.
Oh, and good to hear you have your masters now. It is definitely worth it!
Have a good day.
glad you were able to work that out mary…and i appreciate the wisdom in your verse, it tackled several areas that make up our general worldview of life. hope you enjoy your day. smiles.
Hey Everyone,
Sorry for being late this time. We have Eid celebrations here in my part of the world. Sharing a poem “My philosophy of love”, hope you all like it 😀
Thank you Brian for this wonderful opportunity 🙂
Lots of love,
Sanaa
ok, so tell me about Eid…i am intrigued.
interesting write as well. love is one of those abstract forces in our world that we try to get a handle on, but spend most of our lives figuring it out. so a very interesting take on philosophy you have there. i like it.
Hello Brian,
We celebrate Eid after fasting the whole month of Ramadan. Fasting allows us to realize what the poor and unfortunate people go through.. hence we strive to help them out. Fasting also promotes patience and perseverance.
Eid is a joyous celebration of three days in which we meet our family and friends. There are prayers offered in the morning.. after which we visit each other and enjoy food & drink. We tend to dress up a bit.. the girls adorn their hands with henna. Their is also an exchange of gifts for young children.
Glad you liked the poem 😀 have a wonderful day ahead.
There*
how very cool…i like the humility that it can engender and the connections that it makes to the less fortunate. fascinating – that you for sharing. i could have looked it up, but i think it is better to hear from one going through it what it is to them, or from their perspective.
You’re most welcome 🙂
Brian – to declare one’s philosophy and then think “how’m I doing” is very freeing – thanks
i am glad you find it freeing. i find it particularly challenging.
because it begs the question – do your beliefs and actions marry each other.
how to you balance what your religion teaches, what work expects and what you home life is. do they all line up? with each of these, others bring pre-concieved notions, as we do ourselves.
but once you have taken the journey, it is quite freeing – especially if i try to live true to it – because it can be very personal, and not everyone will understand.
and that is ok.
I may be lost, but it’s good to be reminded of the compass point of our destination 🙂
That is very true
Refreshing to hear from you…. sometimes we do need to step back… hope you find your poetic voice too… enjoy your time of refueling
oh I never lost that. i dont believe in writer’s block,
you only need the right inspiration.
& i have never stopped writing, truly.
it is a muscle you just have to exercise, or not.
ha.
So happy to see you tending the Pub, Brian. I never stop by without thinking of you. As I said somewhere previously, I can’t imagine how many poems I would never have written if you and Claudia hadn’t started dVerse. We all owe both of you a lot.
I will post something later today–have been out all of yesterday and will be for a while today, too. It will be an older poem, revamped, but it’s what I want to write to. Thanks again, blogger-buddy.
cool, i like re-vamps.
you have always been a great friend V.
BRIAN!!!!!! It is so good to see you, buddy. I have missed you so much, missed reading your poems and seeing the world through your eyes, missed your stories. I am glad you took time to replenish. I also give my all to everyone and I have many moments of recognizing the return, (from my real-time people) does not even out…..I think that’s why I love online so much, I am hooked on the give and take and the generous encouragement and support we give each other. I love your prompt. I am in a No Ideas phase, no inspiration for writing at the moment. But your prompt sparks at least the hope of a poem, LOL. I am writing about hope. Without which I cannot live.
i think you summed up a philosophy pretty well right there in your words.
good to see you sherry, and be seen by you. we all need a little wild woman
in our lives. now there is a philosophy. ha.
Brian, so wonderful to see you here!! I, too, have been gone for months (feels like years), though not for so lofty a purpose. Many congratulations on getting your MA. Your topic is perfect–questioning comes easy; it’s the answers that are hard. Thank you for sharing Anthony’s remarks also. They resonate.. I will try to have a poem. I will try to read, even if I don’t have a poem. You are dead right about the importance of that.
Thank you.
hey you.
so you will have to let me know what these not so noble of reasons were for your absence. smiles. maybe not in a public forum, but.
i hope all is well for you.
Working on it, sir. Working on it. *smile* Anyhow, my excuse for a “philosophy” is up…
Hi ds, good to see you ~
Glad to see you back, Brian. This was a really challenging prompt for me. I wanted to go silly and funny, but ended up going serious instead. I’ll be back later to read what everyone had to say about philosophy. Peace, Linda
silly funny is good if you can get it in philosophy.
serious is good too. i have an inkling of where you
might go, but i am open to being surprised.
smiles.
You might be surprised, unless you’ve been reading recent comments here.
you’d be surprised.
as kanzen will attest, i tend to hang out in the corner where no one notices me,
and while i knew god would play a role in it – i was a bit surprised that you touched on your own history , as i know it is a very difficult topic for you.
i hope you truly accept the forgiveness that has been given to you.
smiles.
Brian, Now I am NOT surprised that you’ve been lurking. 😉 And yes, I know I am forgiven. If I did not, I don’t think I’d be able to write about my experience.
Wonderful to see a post from you, Brian. I’m thinking about it… 🙂 x
dont get a cramp.
i have when thinking and it hurts.
smiles.
Good Evening, I am a bit late, but I will be around to read. So nice to see you hosting Brian..
hey tru…glad you played through.
good to see you again as well.
Hello, Brian, so good to see you again! And well rested and full of ideas, by the looks of it.
Sorry I’ve been late to your prompt and discussion – and I don’t have a poem to link, either. I’ve been travelling and had no internet access, but look forward now to reading all the contributions.
My philosophy of life? Very tricky question, as a lot of what I treasured and hold dear are being challenged every day. Yet, despite it all, I still like to believe the best of people…
have you been traveling somewhere interesting?
no sweat on missing the prompt, this time of year people are traveling all over. i look forward to be able to do more of that next summer once all the schooling is completely behind me. ha.
Alas, no, nothing too exciting! I just went for a quick trip back to the UK to sort out our house there (end of tenancy, repairs, renting it all out again etc.)
Wow. I would love to go to the UK. Even if it meant helpings you clean out the house. Ha
I promise to get by to read everyone but it will be in fits and starts. Thanks for your patience.
Fits and starts are fine. Smiles
I missed the link up…But as this is possibly my last poem for about a week, I thought I would slip in a link here. (School winter holidays are over now, so less time to dance with my Muse.) Hope this is not a problem. And good to see you back here Brian…
http://veiledsonglines.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/my-philosophy-of-why.html
Brian! I am sad that I missed your night back at the pub, I join in the chorus of “we have missed you.” I have been on a hiatus as well for a few months, but I felt compelled to check in today and see what’s cooking … your prompt was right up my alley. So timely and serendipitous, really …
Congratulations on your Masters! Very huge accomplishment!
A good piece of news from me: we finally moved 🙂 Still in FL, but in a much better place, as I hope you are as well. Big hugs, Lupita
http://notenoughpoetry.com/2015/07/19/the-philosophy-of-disposal/
Thanks for sharing t he apt Tumblr post.
Totally agree.
But, my dad reminds me of the “ANYWAY” poem. We must be ni ce, even if people aren’t! Tough 🙂
Wrote a poem for the cool prompt, but, the linky has expired 🙂
http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2015/07/my-philosophy-of-handle-with-care.html