Inspiration: I found this clay sculpture at an art fair.
It is called, “The Table is set and all the guests have arrived.”
All the masks we wear in the course of a day would make a full table at a dinner party.
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Do
Inspiration: Watching this patient and intense work is inspiring.
Knowing that they will destroy it shortly after it is completed is awe-inspiring.
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Center
Inspiration: I watched as some people were struggling to reset their lives after a major loss.
One young man was talking about how off balance he felt. How he had lost his center.
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Every When
Inspiration: Contemplating infinity. Meditating on eternity.
Caught in a special private memory, I could not help but write this one.
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Defend
Inspiration: I don’t remember exactly where I heard this phrase, “You are what you have to defend” but it intrigued me. I find myself wondering, “Is that true?”
So I let the thought roll around in my brain for a few days, and finally wrote, Defend.
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Illusion
Inspiration: As we see more stories in the news about allegations of sexual abuse being done to young girls and boys, it is heart breaking to wonder what their journeys through life will be like.
As I wondered about what kept them trapped in silence I sat down to write.
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On This Day
Inspiration: Some days require a special kind of planning.
A simple plan.
To just let life be.
So I wrote: On This Day
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Fall
Inspiration: Life and the endless quest for a respectful, supportive, endlessly authentic love.
Valentine’s Day is a touchstone, but everyday feeds a love like that in little ways.
So I wrote: Fall
Context
Inspiration: I ran into someone I had not seen in some time. The business world we shared was in turmoil. The kind some see as opportunity and others view cautiously.
We talked about how different people deal with change. And I noticed, he had remained the same.
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Eyes
Inspiration: Eyes are the windows of the soul. Sometimes what they see in dreams is too hard to put into words. Play poem below.
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