Thursday 28 July 2011
Gabriel Gadfly
Magic
Imagine for a second that the world you live in is magic.
Not your hocus-pocus, wave-your-wand-magic,
but magic like the coffee tables you sit at beat
with the hearts of the trees they were made from.
That the coffee and beer in your mouths
is feeding you life straight off the tongues
of the plants they were made from.
That every heart beating in this room
is beating in time to every heart in this room
and this poem.
Not your hocus-pocus, wave-your-wand-magic,
but magic like the coffee tables you sit at beat
with the hearts of the trees they were made from.
That the coffee and beer in your mouths
is feeding you life straight off the tongues
of the plants they were made from.
That every heart beating in this room
is beating in time to every heart in this room
and this poem.
Some of you will go home with some of you tonight
and some of you will go home to empty rooms
that some of you will wish you had gone home to:
go home to them.
and some of you will go home to empty rooms
that some of you will wish you had gone home to:
go home to them.
Your empty rooms and the rooms you fill
always have at least one poem in them.
There is a poem in the pretty girl eyes in the front row
and there is a poem in the old man's cigarette on the porch
and there is a poem in the coffee girl's hands.
There is a poem in your hands, if you'll look for it
always have at least one poem in them.
There is a poem in the pretty girl eyes in the front row
and there is a poem in the old man's cigarette on the porch
and there is a poem in the coffee girl's hands.
There is a poem in your hands, if you'll look for it
Imagine for a second that the world you live in is magic, because it is.
Because when you go home to your empty rooms
or to the rooms you fill you each take some of each of you with you,
if you want it.
Because when you go home to your empty rooms
or to the rooms you fill you each take some of each of you with you,
if you want it.
If you want it,
you can take some of the pretty girl's poem
and you can take some of the old man's poem
and you can take some of the coffee girl's poem
and you can take some of mine.
you can take some of the pretty girl's poem
and you can take some of the old man's poem
and you can take some of the coffee girl's poem
and you can take some of mine.
Tonight, when I go home, my room will be empty,
and I will fill it with your poems.
I will fill it with the life the beer and coffee have fed you.
I will fill it with the heartbeats the tables you sit at
have beat against your hands.
I will fill it with the kisses that some of you will give to some of you
and I will fill it with the kisses that some of you
will wish you had been kissed with.
There is a poem shaking the air your ears are listening to.
Listen to it. Go home and look into eyes you've never looked into.
Hold a hand you've never held.
Touch flesh you've never been touched by.
Open your mouths and fill yourselves up
with every poem in every person you encounter tonight.
I'll do the same.
The world you live in?
It's magic.
and I will fill it with your poems.
I will fill it with the life the beer and coffee have fed you.
I will fill it with the heartbeats the tables you sit at
have beat against your hands.
I will fill it with the kisses that some of you will give to some of you
and I will fill it with the kisses that some of you
will wish you had been kissed with.
There is a poem shaking the air your ears are listening to.
Listen to it. Go home and look into eyes you've never looked into.
Hold a hand you've never held.
Touch flesh you've never been touched by.
Open your mouths and fill yourselves up
with every poem in every person you encounter tonight.
I'll do the same.
The world you live in?
It's magic.
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Author's Note: A poem written for Friday's poetry slam. Like all slam poems, this probably works better if you can hear it, so I'll try to get an MP3 recorded soon. In the meantime, here's the text.
This poem © Gabriel Gadfly. Published Feb 2, 2011
If You Can..
If you can start the day without caffeine; If you can get going without pep pills; If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains; If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles; If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it; If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time; If you can forgive a friend's lack of consideration; If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of your own, something goes wrong; If you can take criticism and blame without resentment; If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him; If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend; If you can face the world without lies and deceit; If you can conquer tension without medical help; If you can relax without liquor; If you can sleep without the aid of drugs; If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed or color, religion or politics; then, my friend, you are almost as good as your dog.Last Modified 2/15/00
28th July 2011
Headlines:
'Public Sector 'To Pay Extra £3 K for Pensions''
Shocking headline, but completely over-exaggerated! Before the discussion goes any further, it needs to be stated that the £3K applies to public sector workers earning over £100 000 per annum. The lowest paid staff will see no increase. I know its not the most ideal situation, but the British need to be realistic. The money, for the public worker's pensions, is going to have to come from somewhere and with the economic situation the options are very limited.
Posted by: jacques80 on July 28, 2011 9:06 AM
Made me chuckle! I don't have to much interest with this article. But it is good to know what the latest complaint is from the hard working British public.
'Public Sector 'To Pay Extra £3 K for Pensions''
Shocking headline, but completely over-exaggerated! Before the discussion goes any further, it needs to be stated that the £3K applies to public sector workers earning over £100 000 per annum. The lowest paid staff will see no increase. I know its not the most ideal situation, but the British need to be realistic. The money, for the public worker's pensions, is going to have to come from somewhere and with the economic situation the options are very limited.
Posted by: jacques80 on July 28, 2011 9:06 AM
"40,000 public-sector workers, earning well over £100,000"
Have I just read this correctly? This is absolutely outrageous!
Made me chuckle! I don't have to much interest with this article. But it is good to know what the latest complaint is from the hard working British public.
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Mount Roraima
Mount Roraima is the highest of the Pakaraima mountain chain in South America. The 31 square kilometer summit area is defined by 400 meter tall cliffs on all sides and includes the borders of Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana. The tabletop mountains of the Pakaraima’s are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to some two billion years ago.
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