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Monday Memories: Nothing Pursues Something

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Half-empty coffee cup

Hoping to find something

Peering down, never up

Searching darkened nothing

 

“Seinfeld” gathers awards

Endless shows with nothing

Jerry’s name on billboards

He’s caught on to something

 

Writing with empty words

Dreams filling with something

Missing all the keywords

Amounting to nothing

 

Scanning digital files

Words lost, dreading nothing

Writer facing trials

Mining life for something

 

Photo on dusty perch

Triggers newfound something

Memories begin search

Looking beyond nothing

 

Nothing pursues something

Something subdues nothing

 

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The American sitcom “Seinfeld” entertained viewers for nine years with the creative humor of comedian Jerry Seinfeld.  With a setting in New York City, the cast featured regulars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards.  The success of the show has often been referenced to a “show about nothing.”

Here is a short clip from the show, featuring Jerry Seinfeld with guest star Brad Garrett.  The scene is titled “You barely know your car.”

Originally published October, 2020.

Reflections of a Wordsmith (Haiku Series #318)

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Meaningful

Writing from one’s heart

Without artificial means—

Old-fashioned journey

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Optimism

Writing every day

Wide world always opens up—

Pen never runs dry

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Responding

Writing notebook poised

Taking in morning’s first sip—

Empowers each thought

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Mark Twain Quotes

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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.

When you catch an adjective, kill it.  No, I don’t mean utterly, but kill most of them–then the rest will be valuable.  They weaken when they are close together.  They give strength when they are far apart.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American author and humorist.  He has often been praised as one of America’s greatest humorists, and American writer William Faulkner called him “the father of American Literature.”

Monday Memories: Empty Pages

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Life begins much like an empty book

Pages waiting as a tranquil brook

 

How will daily life compose each page?

Breathtaking words at every age

 

Words starting with childlike, joyful prose

Sentences fill with love, head to toes

 

Paragraphs arrive, smiling each day

First page finishes, much like crochet

 

Chapters now gather, picking up speed

Transmission accepts each tender reed

 

Pages adding up, never afraid

Days, weeks, months, years gather . . . no charade

 

Life reaches the twilight of its time

Not pausing, not even for halftime

 

Who will ever read this manuscript?

There’s time to add a final postscript

 

With empty pages, life’s book began

Words maturing, always in God’s plan

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Originally published September, 2020.

Peggy Noonan Quotes

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A speech is poetry:  cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep!  A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of the heart.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality.  It’s how true friends talk.

Peggy Noonan (born 1950) is an American writer who contributes regularly to various news outlets.  Her past experiences also include serving as a speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan in the mid-1980s.  

Gloria Naylor Quotes

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Life is accepting what is and working from that.

Not only is your story worth telling, but it can be told in words so painstakingly eloquent that it becomes a song.

Gloria Naylor (1950-2016) was an American novelist.  

Tennessee Williams Quotes

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Time is the longest distance between two places.

There is no pleasure in the world like writing well and going fast.

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was an American playwright and screenwriter.  His written contributions to dramatic productions are evident in classics such as “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

Narrative’s Precious Tale

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Searching for quiet respite

Following dreams, each detail

Escaping from mankind’s noise

Finding narrative’s hidden trail

 

Crossing nearby forest bridge

Forgetting work’s last email

Arriving at paradise

Sweeping away narrative’s veil

 

Discovering prairie ahead

Saddling up, each thought exhales

Envisioning where time stands

Framing narrative’s rhythmic scale

 

Scanning landscape’s tranquil scene

Treasuring every inhale

Climbing each majestic peak

Flying narrative’s parasail

 

Grasping reins tightly in hands

Riding forward to prevail

Looking for more tomorrow’s

Writing narrative’s precious tale

 

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Savoring Every Spoonful

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Morning now surrounding

Feeling never alone

Confidence shining through

Harboring writer’s backbone

 

Questions’ answers stirring

Knowing mind remains full

Sometimes sweetness arrives

Savoring every spoonful

 

Reality writing

Filling story’s plotline

Harmony’s cautious breath

Sailing to distance shoreline

 

Silent voices hiding

Reaching out to each one

Script drawing from choices

Hanging out with wordsmith’s fun

 

Interactions blooming

Finding forgotten time

Pages empty of gaps

Coaxing distant thoughts to climb

 

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John Updike Quotes

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I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody’s head.

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom, but they dare to go it alone.

John Updike (1932-2009) was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer.  In his generation, he was considered by many to be one of America’s most gifted writers of fiction.