*smiles* So... I'm pretty sure this cripples me with the double geek tag, but that's all right. Spending my Saturday night playing a computer game with last_bastion while we listen to Rent and Jesus Christ Superstar on occasion is a fantastic way to invest my time. Never mind the fact that we listened to Dracule the musical while we were running around town ( Read more... )

mentalgremlin posted this in his journal. The profoundness of the poem is deeply moving in a way I can't quite articulate at this point. I've found myself staring at the words, and reading them over and over again... so I'm reposting to a place where I'll be able to find it again.

( The Paratrooper's Prayer )

I love Melissa Ethridge. Not all of her music... but definitely aspects of it. Specifically, her poetry. Her lyrics are moving in a way that I would like my words to be moving...

Example...

Angels Would Fall

The rope that's wrapped around me ( Read more... )

If you like drama. If you like movies about history. If you're deeply interested in poetry. If you like movies that show the scarred underside of human conflict. If you just like damn find acting...

Go out and rent Behind the LinesThis is a movie about WWI. You don't see a whole lot of them. The movie doesn't spend much time in the trenches ( Read more... )

I'm in a poetry mood tonight. Or, I'm in the thought and form of poetry mood tonight. Ideas and concepts on where it comes from.

I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting job, you get interested in it.I read the above, a quote from Mary Oliver, a few weeks ago. The part that it doesn't tell you is that if ( Read more... )

A continuation of my fascination with Mary Oliver...

A Visitor

My father, for example ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I read poetry like a narrative, simply enjoying the flow of words.

When I read Mary Oliver, quite often, some part of my soul responds.

Preach it, sister. I grok you.

Raen.

Five A.M. in the Pinewoods

I'd seen ( Read more... )

... of warmth.

Lizard-like, I bask
Drawing heat into my frame
Sun, ever my friend

Raen.

Some linkage for people in the afternoon...

The first is this (http://youtube.com/user/ronaldjenkees), stolen from seanpatfannon. I had fun listening to the guy a bit, and yes... he's a bit of a geek. But at least he's a geek with a passion, and he's sharing it with others. *smiles ( Read more... )