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Can’t Swim

I can’t swim, only overflow these banks –

Posted byMarushkaMay 7, 2024May 6, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:imagery, numinous, philosophy, Poetry, sacredLeave a comment on Can’t Swim

How To Keep Your Head

The question’s already been asked or at least, answered –

Posted byMarushkaMay 6, 2024May 6, 2024Posted inPoetryTags:Bad puns, Charles Dodgson, coping, Emily Dickinson, English Lit, humor, Lewis Carroll, Poetry, Puns, Queen of Hearts, Red Queen, Rudyard KiplingLeave a comment on How To Keep Your Head

High Noon Ghost

Ghosts, like lizards, are creatures of chance sighting and caught breath.

Posted byMarushkaMay 2, 2024May 1, 2024Posted inPoetryTags:ghosts, life, lizards, philosophy, sun, timeLeave a comment on High Noon Ghost

Used Books

Used or unused?

Posted byMarushkaMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024Posted inPoetryTags:bibliophile, books, humor, life, Poetry, used booksLeave a comment on Used Books

Marginalia for Canopic Jars

Some things are best handled obliquely, like a cat avoiding scritches.

Posted byMarushkaApril 12, 2024Posted inPoetryTags:Ammit, avoidance, canopic jars, cat, heart, illness, life, marginalia, Poetry, there's always a cat, writing2 Comments on Marginalia for Canopic Jars

Lady of Liquid & Silver & Salt

Uncertainty as practice – a valuable skill.

Posted byMarushkaApril 9, 2024April 9, 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:lady, Poetry, river, sacred, uncertainty1 Comment on Lady of Liquid & Silver & Salt

On Self Respect

Few people get space for free – so self respect is an act of defiance.

Posted byMarushkaJanuary 18, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Breaking Bad, contrary, defiance, grit, honesty, inspiration, life, Martha Stewart, perseverance, real, self respect, The Anarchist's Cookbook, unasked-for advice, values8 Comments on On Self Respect

Two Body Problem

Picture two bodies bound by gravity. Now picture the theoretical third point between.

Posted byMarushkaJanuary 2, 2023Posted inPoetryTags:barycenter, gravitation, gravity, love, mystery, physics, two-body problem1 Comment on Two Body Problem

Walk Out In Stillness

Blessed are those who walk out in stillness – away from what they know best.

Posted byMarushkaNovember 30, 2022Posted inPoetryTags:advent, beatitude, blessed, blessing, lonely, loss, Poetry, seek, silence, stars, stillness, unsaid1 Comment on Walk Out In Stillness

They Say If You Want Something Done

They say if you want something done, you must do it yourself. This is not true.

Posted byMarushkaNovember 1, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:achievement, birthday, deadlines, humor, planning, productivity, taxes, to doLeave a comment on They Say If You Want Something Done

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