Rose de Sable/the Sand Rose
In the Sahara, one can find a sand rose, A little sculpture created by nature in one of the least hospitable places on earth. Endless...
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Please take the time to read and enjoy my poetry! It is my ongoing project and I am looking forward to translating my poems into Turkish, Portuguese, and French. JFB
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- Apr 20
- 1 min
Walking Together
You have heard that if the blind leads the blind, Both can fall into a pit. But what if the deaf and the blind walk together, One doing...
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hcdjfb
- Apr 16
- 1 min
Memories 2.0
There is what happened, what we remember, and what we later reminisce, And they are not the same thing. Our memories persist, but they...
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hcdjfb
- Apr 15
- 1 min
JF's Podcast Interview with Israel and Rosana at BiblioTech
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ws6kArvgejWad1uwuRKOe?si=43b46fdc68b84467&nd=1&dlsi=ee0d9b03db46497d
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hcdjfb
- Apr 9
- 1 min
The Solar Eclipse and Our Personal Eclipses.
Robert Bly wrote a poem about an eclipse in Maine. We just had one in here in Texas and, fresh in my mind, It is too good not to mine for...
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hcdjfb
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Regret Is Theft
I was tempted very strongly to wallow in regret, To dwell on my past stupidities and bad choices, I may be sorry for my sins, but I don’t...
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hcdjfb
- Mar 25
- 1 min
What is the weight of a poem?
What is the weight of a poem? What color is it? It can’t fix your car. Poetry is a waste of time For those who cannot hear it. The ears...
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hcdjfb
- Mar 24
- 2 min
The Holiness of Quietude: You have the right to remain silent.
You have the right to remain silent You have the rite to remain silent. The Holiness of Quietude There is too much noise. Too many voices...
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hcdjfb
- Mar 19
- 1 min
Root and Branch
There was an unusually cold killing frost this winter. Not typical in my subtropical home. To the casual eye, the trees look entirely...
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hcdjfb
- Mar 6
- 1 min
The War Show
Watch the war show. Imagine yourself sitting on a rock, above other rocks, And watching two little lizards fight to the death over a bug...
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hcdjfb
- Feb 27
- 1 min
The Catalyst for Courage
Courage is defined by converting fear into action. The catalyst for this conversion is introspection— Finding the heart, that steel in...
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hcdjfb
- Feb 16
- 1 min
The Human Cabochon
A cabochon is a gemstone that has been cleaned, polished, but not faceted, To be set in a ring or pendant, ideally in its most beautiful...
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hcdjfb
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Taking Leave of Friends, They Remain
Seeing friends after an absence, You realize that closeness is not about geography or time, That the spaces between us are only...
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hcdjfb
- Jan 18
- 1 min
What is frozen thaws.
What is frozen thaws. We had a freeze, a frost that killed anything that wasn’t covered. Trees lost their leaves; the garden perennials...
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hcdjfb
- Jan 15
- 1 min
I am a river stone.
I hold a beautiful river stone in my hand. This one is almost translucent. The stone is so rounded and smooth, Polished by perhaps...
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hcdjfb
- Jan 12
- 1 min
The Mysteries of Aging
It is good to be old In my twenties, I had wonderful, but rather stupid adventures. In my thirties, I went searching for the manual on...
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hcdjfb
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Introspection
Look into yourself Picture a shelf of very fine wood, Properly stained and varnished. The wood is expensive and beautiful\ And you can...
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hcdjfb
- Dec 11, 2023
- 1 min
Compassion
Your tears fall from your eyes, And into my heart, To nourish what can be best and noblest in it. Then I can dry your tears, And help you...
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hcdjfb
- Dec 8, 2023
- 1 min
Finding Treasure (BeyoÄŸlu. Istanbul 2023)
When I close my eyes, I think of the happy moments when I was a boy, Finding treasures. It may have been finding a fossil in a cool,...
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hcdjfb
- Dec 4, 2023
- 1 min
Love is a Paradox
Love is not at all transactional. The more your give.the more you receive. You fill your heart by emptying yourself to another, Which...
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