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Claim – a poem
“Claim”a poem by Jeremy C Kester We speak words without meaningHiding our thoughts in fogWhere those who we talk know notWhat we intend and wishAll so we can pretendWords fail to hold onto definitionWith detail blurredYet we speak them and claim otherwise For more poetry, consider purchasing a copy of Jeremy’s collection: Change of Seasons:…
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Words to Ponder #5
“Like many noisy extremists, he had moved through a whole spectrum of extreme political opinion. What remained constant is only the decibel level.” Arundhati Roy from “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” There’s a similar statement in a book called “True Believer” by Eric Hoffer, where it is argued that the most passionate of any movement…
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Bring the Rain – a poem
“Bring the Rain”a poem by Jeremy C Kester I watch gentle fairies dance,carrying drops of rain.Letting go the droplets,And flying up to rain again. They smile to me,despite my sorrow,and sit on my cheek,to wipe away my tears. The tiny fingers touch my face,my tears still falling.The petite fairy smilesKissing me into dreaminess. This poem…
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Words to Ponder #4
“Preparing to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn’t doing the thing. Telling people you’re going to do the thing isn’t doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn’t doing…
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The Art of Procrastination
There is an art to procrastinating. To waiting until the last minute. Until something is at risk of being late. There is an art to avoiding a task until it simply cannot be ignored any longer. Distraction helps. It introduces conflicting interests. But it is only a small piece of the puzzle. There’s also the…