Whether or knot

CIRRUS MEANS "CURL" - THESE ARE THE WISPY "MARE'S TAIL" CLOUDS.
CUMULUS MEANS "HEAP" - THESE CLOUDS ARE PUFFY, LIKE COTTONBALLS.
NIMBUS MEANS "RAINSTORM" - THESE ARE DARK RAIN CLOUDS. 

STRATUS MEANS "SPREAD OUT" - THESE CLOUDS FORM FLAT LAYERS.

IF THE TOPS OF THE NEW CRESCENT MOON ARE TURNED UP, THE NEXT QUARTER WILL BE DRY. IF THE TIPS ARE TURNED DOWN, IT WILL BE WET.

COFFEE CLUES
WHEN BUBBLES IN YOUR COFFEE COLLECT IN THE CENTER OF THE CUP, EXPECT FAIR WEATHER. IF THEY FORM A RING OR CLING TO THE SIDES, EXPECT RAIN.

Anger all the way

My weekend, I spent alot of time watching. Al Jazeera and Egypt. I find it amazing then, to look and see that people are fighting the enactment of mandated health care in the U.S. People are fighting to make to make it so that one can acquire a weapon faster from a gun dealer. We are angry because BP cannot self-regulate ?

What is going on here ? There are people that are fighting to keep evolution out of classrooms ? Dinosaurs and people did not live together on the Earth. There are people fighting for Democracy in this world still. We are actually giving the wealthy tax breaks ?

Sad. Be true to yourself.

Christmas Day

Christmas day

and all the children smiled,

amidst the presents piled.

Old and young sat round the fire

though late last night did Santa tire.

And hearts were cheered with yearly grace

that slows us in our lifelong haste.

Children compared their new given gifts,

introduction to the art of giving.

Seeking most to go out and play

on a new bought Christmas sleigh.

The young faces gleamed

with that joy that for a moment seemed,

to lift the very souls round,

gathered to a future glory yet unseen.

(Copright 1996 Matthew Ward Tippett)

TELEVISION

Brought about with dreams of future,

television has become our bane.

Become our expression,

our ideas and sight.

What will happen to the brain.

(1986-Matthew Ward Tippett)

From the Library of Congress Website

Charles Simic on Writing Poetry

A few things to keep in mind while sitting down to write a poem:

1. Don't tell the readers what they already know about life.
2. Don't assume you're the only one in the world who suffers.
3. Some of the greatest poems in the language are sonnets and poems not many lines longer than that, so don't overwrite.
4. The use of images, similes and metaphors make poems concise. Close your eyes, and let your imagination tell you what to do.
5. Say the words you are writing aloud and let your ear decide what word comes next.
6. What you are writing down is a draft that will need additional tinkering, perhaps many months, and even years of tinkering.
7. Remember, a poem is a time machine you are constructing, a vehicle that will allow someone to travel in their own mind, so don't be surprised if it takes a while to get all its engine parts properly working.

Sunday Morning

Tasting that day in my chest. I woke without a point today, that being the point, never totally without. Grey skies make my eyes feel softer when I gaze out your window. Haunted lately by an old dream and a new. Needing to release and release. Making a point to ease out.