“Still Life With Red Chairs”

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“There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living

so there’s no end to it.”
::: Henry Moore :::

Photo by L. K. Thayer

© 2010

Juicy Quote

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“The Dragon” by Marjaneh Amirshahi

Posted in Guest Squeeze, Poetry with tags , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

I am not afraid of the fire
I am not afraid of the wind
I am not afraid of the storm
I am not afraid of the tornado
I am afraid of the calm

When calm arrives
I have usually expired
When calm arrives
I have usually become numb
When calm arrives
I have usually left a long time ago

I decided to leave
Not to see the dragon anymore
I met the dragon long time ago when I was very young
But I closed my eyes
I did not see the flames, but felt them
Then I told myself
The flames were the summer heat
I told myself
The flames were young love
I told myself
The flames were the passion
I told myself the flames
Were the lust
But I saw the flames

I pretended I was cold
Needed the flames to keep me warm
I pretended I was blind
Needed the flames as my light
I pretended I was sleep
Needed the smoke from the flames to wake me up

I just closed, pretended there were no flames
I don’t like the dragon
I can’t pretend there is no flame anymore
I am not cold
I am not blind
And I am not sleep
I am calm
And I have left a long time ago.

Marjaneh Amirshahi

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© 2010

“naked juice…”

Posted in Photo, Quotes with tags , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

“Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.”

- William Blake

Photo by L. K. Thayer

© 2010

“A cafe that writes it’s own poems” by Mitch Hicks

Posted in Photo, Poetry with tags , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

“Coffee
Tea
Or
Me”
© 2010

“Shadow” by Shirley Ballard (85yrs.)

Posted in Guest Squeeze with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

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I watched my cat today

catching the last golden

rays of the sun…

he looked so beautifully

serene.

I realized

how lucky

I am.

Shirley Ballard – IMDb.com

(Actress, former Miss California 1944

my BFF & my neighbor)

© 2010

“Emergency Exit” by L. K. Thayer

Posted in Photo, Poetry with tags , , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

we cannot make someone

have the same feelings
for us

or have the same intensity…

it either is or it isn’t.
they either do or they don’t
things either will or they won’t.
thy will be done….

and so we stay

or move on

Photo & Poem by L. K. Thayer

© 2010

“Short Glimpses” by Stephen Kalinich

Posted in Guest Squeeze with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

I am for music
and poetry
less cynical.
I am not afraid to express myself
or cry.
I believe in the redeeming qualities
of real love and friendship.
I am fearless.
I want to project something touching
and caring
that can break down
indifference.

Stephen John Kalinich

Photo by Ben Lambert

Poster by Paul Adsett

“Bring In All The Poets”

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© 2010

Oscar Wilde

Posted in Photo, Quotes with tags , , , , , , on February 10, 2010 by lkthayer

“Tread lightly, she is near
Under the snow,
Speak gently, she can hear
The daisies grow.”

- Oscar Wilde

Photo by VC Ferry

© 2010

“Fruit For Thought…”

Posted in Fruit For Thought with tags , , , , , , on February 9, 2010 by lkthayer