Words Of Wisdom

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.


~Joyce Meyer

Different Generations Performing Together

I will be performing at least three more times in the coming weeks. Yesterday, I performed with the dance ministry at church. Add dancing to my resume.  I'm truly enjoying all this. I never dreamed that I would be doing all this. What it has done is bring different generations together and this is wonderful.

Words Of Wisdom

Pets leave paw prints on our hearts.


~Author unknown

Poem

Lo, I am with you always,
   you promised that,
and when I realized it was true,
my soul flared up.

Any unhappiness comes from forgetting.
Remember, and be back close
with the friend.


~Rumi

Hisory of Washington Heights

This is my current read. I like reading books about the history of particular neighborhoods. This is about my neighborhood. The author spoke at our church last night. Even got my book autographed.

Today's Word

ARCHIPALEGO, n.

A group of islands.

A sea or stretch of water containing many islands.

Today's Word

LEAGUE, n.

Any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers).

A square league.

Documentaries In November

DOC NYC Festival, the largest documentary festival in the country, will take place  November 10-17 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village, and the SVA Theater and Cinepolis in Chelsea. Tickets are now on sale.

www.ifccenter.com  

More Poems

Last night I wrote a couple of new poems. The subjects of sojourns, reflections, and contentment are the themes. I am writing more prose because my thoughts go way beyond the typical stanza format. I get in those streaks where many thoughts race in my mind and I need to record them in my notebook. If I have the opportunity to go to a particular place I'm writing, all the better.  

I've noted that I'm letting myself be more vulnerable, to let my emotions flow. This is something that I wouldn't have done a few years ago. It's not that I have to feel I've been left behind, it's appreciating the experiences I've had and that others are going through theirs.  

Today's Word

OPTATIVE, adj.

Of, relating to, or constituting a verbal mood that is expressive of wish or desire.

Expressing desire or wish.

Words Of Wisdom

Difficult times disrupt your conventional ways of thinking and push you to forge better habits of thought, performance, and being.


~Robin S. Sharma

Intercultural Poetry

INTERCULTURAL POETRY
WED. OCT. 12TH @  6 PM
Andrey Gritsman, host

Tim Suermondt; Gloria Mindock; Pui Ying Wong


CORNELIA STREET CAFE
29 Cornelia Street  (bet. West 4th and Bleeker)
New York, NY 

$10 cover plus $10 minimum

Today's Word

HALYARD, n.

A rope or tackle for hoisting and lowering something (sails)

Returning To The Scene

I walked through the Port Authority bus terminal this past Saturday. I wasn't meeting anybody or going anywhere, jut hanging out. Like Washington Square Park and the East Village I return to the place though not as often as the previous two.

You may wonder why the fascination with a bus terminal. Well, for one I have traveled by bus many times from here. For another I wrote a poem about the place. I sat in a restaurant to observe the people walking through. When I was young I watched a tv program called The Naked City. At the end of the show the narrator commented 'There are eight million stories in the Naked City'. I believe there are more stories to tell from the people who either work here or travel through. I am presently working on another poem with Port Authority as the backdrop.

    I return to familiar places that were formative in my youth and young adult years. I don't believe that there aren't any more stories that can be derived from here. It's like the ghosts of the past telling me that there's much more. I can sit in a place for hours and just observe and take notes. I may leave there with an outline, poem, or story. Places one visits are different each time they come back. The bus terminal certainly is no different.

Today's Word

PALATABLE, adj.

Having a pleasant or agreeable taste.

Pleasant or acceptable to someone.

Words Of Wisdom

Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.


~William Wordsworth, Poet (1770-1850)

Today's Word

TATTERDEMALION, n.

A person dressed in ragged clothing; ragamuffin

Newfest

Tickets are on sale now for the upcoming Newfest  Film Festival.

Using Prompts To Formulate A Poem

A group of us are working on a piece which will be performed later this month. We used prompts to  come up with a poem. It's amazing what a group of people can come up with. Here's an example:

elections
voting whose best for the country
fascism
people feel isolated and afraid

I'm sure some of you can come up with a poem or piece with these prompts.