HEY I WAS ALRIGHT, THEN CAME THE REVOLUTION
Posts tagged ‘poetry’
Authors Note
May 8, 2023
On publishing ‘The Story Of X‘ here on The Circus And The Zoo blog site:
I’ll do my best to post a new page every day until the entire 65 or so pages are published here on this blog. I will also revise the text to correct any spelling or grammatical errors from the original typed manuscript. And publish the corrected collection as a hard copy to make it publicly available on Amazon.
After the Story of X is completely published here, I will begin on another completed novella I have called the Story of O. It is a Science Fiction story composed of several different continuing short stories. In the 1990’s it was collected and composed into one amazing and prophetic epic. Back in 2012 I wrote the accompanying film screenplay called ‘Seven Lost‘. Seven Lost has a web page, a Twitter Feed, as well as a Facebook page. All still in early development. The work continues . . .
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FJL
THE STORY OF X: An Introduction
May 3, 2023
The Story of X is a collection of short stories, essays, poems and journal entries begun in the late 70’s and completed as a collection in the 90’s. You don’t read it, you experience it. It is certainly and intentionally cryptic and often mystically abstract.
It is not just a coming of age, it is the Holden Caulfield of the modern age. Inspired by Catcher In The Rye and merged with a philosophic quest, channeling the wisdom of the conscious universe. The end product when taken in full context will emote an eclectic energy and provide answers to varied questions. And valuable solutions to conquer and subdue the dark energies of our existence. Pay close attention.
I made the decision to publish it here on the Circus and the Zoo blog in it’s original published form. No changes, no corrections. It will soon be available for purchase in numbered copies on Amazon.
X
5-3-23
A MOMENT GONE
I was lost in a moment of time
thinking about you
eagles fly and dolphins swim
forever in my mind
flowers bloom and lovers cry
promising each other
every piece of sky
.
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Embraced in nights eternal love
and dreams eternal stars
there you are
whisper away fears
build castles from the broken pieces
hold you tight within my heart
.
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eagles fly and dolphins swim
flowers bloom and lovers cry
forever in my mind
build castles from the broken pieces
hold you tight within my heart
there you are
dream eternal stars
.
.
you are a summer rain
on a hot sunny day
the moon reflecting on the open water
a cool river rolling through the rocks on a spring day
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i’m coming home, baby
coming home,
coming back to you
back to you
EVERYONE IS DYING (and I thought it was just me)
People are dying.
Kids are dying from suicides, tired of their mundane existence in front of their gaming screens alone.
People are dying because they are not going in to get their tests or see their doctors about symptoms that may be leading to heart attacks, strokes or cancers not diagnosed early enough that will now certainly kill.
Intestinal ailments, other diseases, other health issues.
Mental health issues.
Parents are dying from lack of resources since they can’t work.
Our society is dying from misinformation, conflicting information, censored information, ignored information, information overload, media fear overload.
Our brains are dying.
Our relationships are dying.
Our ambitions are dying.
Our creativity is dying.
Our artistry is dying.
Our poetry is dying.
This is a poem.
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Art by William Blake
THE CIRCUS . . . . . . . . . AND THE ZOO 
Written
on 05/06/2023