A Pondering Mind

William Blake Poem

“To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.” ~ William Blake ‘Auguries of Innocence’ (c. 1803)

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am a cage, in search of a bird. ~ Franz Kafka

R.I.P Toni Morrison

“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison, 88 y/o – Author, Nobel Laureate

A Pondering Moment

may the slice of toast land on the floor buttered side facing up

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. ~ Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp, American Dancer

You cannot create experience.You must undergo it. ~ Albert Camus

Okay ….

reading writing posting blogging walking eating not nesesarily in that order

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. ~ W. H. Auden

W. H. Auden, Anglo-American poet ~ 1907 – 1973

Short, Short Story

Mr Positive debates Mr Negative. Egos clash. Neither comes out a winner. Both egos deflated.

“A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” ~ Eudora Welty

Eudora Welty (1998), “Stories, Essays and Memoir”

Who Am I ~ Carl Sandburg

“It is necessary … for a man to go away by himself … to sit on a rock … and ask, ‘Who am I, where have I been, and where am I going?” ~ Carl Sandburg, Writer, 1878-1967

Music ~ Albert Einstein

If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ~ Albert Einstein

#1 priority is water, water, and more water. ~ Joe Teti

With the high heat and humidity, having/drinking plenty of water, is a good thing.

Short Short Story

Trekking with the numerous lost souls. The journey continues on.

“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.” ~ Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt (1999), Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir

“We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened.” ~ Walter Cronkite

Me

I am me always will be me no one will ever change me as I was born as me so the end result is a total me and I am happy to be me

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. ~ Helen Keller

To see the Summer Sky ~ Emily Dickinson

To see the Summer Sky Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie – True Poems flee – ~Emily Dickinson, c.1879

Benign Indifference To The Universe ~ Albert Camus

For the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference to the universe. To feel it so like myself, indeed so brotherly, made me realize that I’d been happy, and that I was happy still. ~ Albert Camus

The City

people on the stoops watching the passersby hydrants open spraying cool water on the neighborhood kids ice cream truck has arrived people lining up to buy and enjoy an ice cream or something cold to drink to hot cook inside so pizza and sandwiches are the meals for the hungry the ones without a/c sufferContinue reading “The City”

Just Thinking

If Jack Kerouac were alive what would be his thoughts of the state of affairs this country It would surely be an interesting read

Saturday Afternoon

eating a pear accompanied with a cup of black French Roast coffee while reading emails and blogs

A Thought

glitz and glimmer, not my forte

One Liner

All ye caffeine junkies, drink up, and get wired.

Six Word Story

Chasing the American dream. Its elusive.

A Nostalgic Moment

Tod Stiles (Martin Milner) and Buzz Murdoch (George Maharis) on Route 66 an old black and white television show with great screenwriting and acting

“In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.” ~ George Carlin

“Don’t just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything.” ~ George Carlin

“If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre, Philosopher – Born: June 21, 1905 – Died: April 15, 1980

My ideal summer day was reading on the porch. ~ Harold E. Varmus

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. ~ Sam Levenson

Writing Quote ~ Jose Saramago

Quote Master

Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what they have been through. ~ Sam Cawthorn

A Pondering Moment

the eyes see all the eyes tell all

Emily Dickinson Quote

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. ~ Emily Dickinson

Greed ~ Erich Fromm

Psychologist, 1900 – 1980

A Pondering Moment

tired as tired, can be

Quiet People ~ Susan Gale

Sometimes quiet people really do have a lot to say. They’re just being careful about who they open up to. ~ Susan Gale

The Best Things In Life Are Free.

The best things in life are free. Sunsets and sunrises are free. Air is free. Love is free. Death is free. The best things in life are free. ~ Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell

Street Art ~ Lies

Quote Master

I’ll read my books ….

I’ll read my books and I’ll drink coffee and I’ll listen to music, and I’ll bolt the door. Continue reading “I’ll read my books ….”

Coffee

Quote Master

In A Conumdrum

mug of coffee to my left open laptop in front of me a new book that was started this morning sits to the right of me now what the hell shall I do flip a coin rock paper scissors put a blindfold on and pick one spin the bottle good luck

Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once. ~ Stephen King

A Precious Privilege

Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours in watching television. ~ David Letterman

“If the literature we are reading does not wake us, why then do we read it? A literary work must be an ice-axe to break the sea frozen inside us.” ~ Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka, Writer – Born: July 3, 1883 – Died: June 3, 1924

Look For Beauty ~ Richard Paul Evans

In early June the world of leaf and blade and flowers explodes, and every sunset is different. ~ John Steinbeck

June Cleaver didn’t keep her house in perfect order, the prop man did it. ~ Barbara Billingsley

Barbara Billingsley , played June Cleaver in “Leave it to Beaver”

Short Story

During his morning stroll, the elderly man is curious, as to how many bricks did they use in making the one block long sidewalk. Maybe one day, he will find the answer, by the tedious task of counting the red rectangular blocks of clay.

Rachel Carson ~ Nature

“Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.” ~ Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams, Former First Lady of the United States – 1744 – 1818

Alice Walker Quote

“A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.” ~ Miles Davis

Miles Davis, Musician – B: May 26, 1926 – D: September 28, 1991

A Pondering Moment

put today’s bullshit in the dumpster make tomorrow a better day

Zen Saying

If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, try it for eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on. Eventually, one discovers that it is not boring, but very interesting. -Zen Saying

Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life. ~ Stephen King

Yeah

it’s one of them days that I don’t feel like doing a damn thing

Consciousness: That annoying time between naps. ~ Steven Wright

A Pondering Moment 2

knowing what you already know is known so that is all you need to know

A Mystery

Watching a mysterious mystery which in turn is a total mystery to figure out as its a complete and ultimate mystery to seek answers to the mystery of all mysteries

To read a book …..

To read a book for the first time is to make an acquaintance with a new friend; to read it for a second time is to meet an old one. ~ Chinese Saying

A Pondering Moment

Write using the right words and then it will look and read right.

Music is a safe kind of high. ~ Jimi Hendrix

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers. ~ Stephen Hawking

Practice will never make you perfect. Why should it? What fun would that be? ~ Stephen King

Joseph Addison Quote

“What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.” ~ Joseph Addison, Essayist 1672 – 1719

Be who you are. ~ Rita Mae Brown

“About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.” ~ Rita Mae Brown. Writer – B: November 28, 1944

May 14

Today, May 14 makes it one full year, that I quit smoking, and I don’t miss it.

The American Dream has run out of gas. ~ J. G. Ballard

The American Dream has run out of gas. The car has stopped. It no longer supplies the world with its images, its dreams, its fantasies. No more. It’s over. It supplies the world with its nightmares now: the Kennedy assassination, Watergate, Vietnam… ~ J. G. Ballard, British author 1930-