BlogHide Resteemsdougj34 (33)in poetry • 6 years agoTime fliesI was clueless how long it has been since my last post, my old computer died, couldn't find my password till today. I knew my password would show up, things suspected lost usually do when the time…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.ConsciousnessConsciousness Imagine for just one moment Everything is conscious Consciousness is everything A rock A tree A bird A honey bee The Universe You and me Everything is conscious…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Truth About The TruthWho are these people who teach the facts of life The scholars professors parental types who make unknown sacrifice passing along distorted wisdom posed by others unknown living inside gated…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Thoughts During Quiet MomentsFeeling early morning sun rays breezes flowing through the trees it comes to mind how seductive the want can be those hopes I live with in home of the brave land of the free Without warning…dougj34 (33)in writing • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Truths Are ConsequencesWhen will we begin to look When will we begin to see The dastardly deeds being perpetrated Against you and me I posted the following as a reply to a friend on another site I view regularly. A…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.How The Story UnfoldsSimple World In a simpler world Not having to think about the complexities More or less Just existing As a rock or piece of coal Perhaps One more elaborate A precious metal A gemstone A…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Contact Of Many KindsI watch the markets, crop harvests, a changing climate, politics and Heretics. The path we take, the way we walk, the things we say, and how we talk, the way we treat our fellow man, those who…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.More Endless QuestionsI can remember clearly as a child, laying on the grass during summer nights, staring at the Universe while considering many possibilities. Questioning what all I could see meant to me, wanting to…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Kicking Questions AroundI ask myself a ton of questions, the usual: Who am I? What am I? What is my purpose? What comes next? When I stepped through the door of the AA707 that delivered me to Da Nang Airfield in 1970, I…resteemedsolarshutdown (62)in solar-minimum • 7 years agoGrand Solar Minimum Update 2/7/18 - Deadly Quake In Taiwan - Bitter Cold - 12 Dead 80 Injured - Wandering PoleBitter Cold In Every Direction…Harsh Winter Conditions Grip Northern Hemisphere As Globe Cools At least 12 dead, 80+ injured on snow- and ice-covered roads across Iowa and Missouri Erie…resteemedrhondak (66)in animals • 7 years agoDo You Love Dogs? Would You Like To Help Save Some?We’ve all seen the sad ASPCA commercials with the trembling animals and Sarah McLachlan singing woefully in the background about angels. I’m not against the primary directive of the ASPCA, but what…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.An Attempt At Saying Thank YouThe poem that follows these next few paragraphs is one of the ways I have chosen to say thank you and show my appreciation for some very important people in my life. The whole other gender offers a…resteemedamethystmidnight (62)in poetry • 7 years agoSteemitPoetryContest #13 "Gatekeepers of the Cosmos"We speak in tongues of the Cosmos Infinite and Endless. We ride the Sacred Spiral upward Faster and more unstable, Holding tight Till hands are bloody. With a breath of release We're squeezed…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Empty KingdomLife tends to throw curves. I think most of us throw our own curves then run lickty-split and try to hit them. Problem is, too many of us can throw ourselves a mean curve, the unhittable type, the…resteemeddivineinyang (42)in poetry • 7 years agoCandle LightWait for the sunset. Keep your eyes to the sun. The day will darken soon And the wild shadows will disappear. Point your hands to the west Where the dying sun will swim to. Look at her…resteemedmunirmalak (30)in art • 7 years agoPhoto of White and Red Petal Flower Under Blue SkyDon't forget to Resteem || Upvote || Follow Me: @munirmalak for more content.dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.BecauseBecause I am Yet Live as I am not Within the conflict of separation Misconceptions Driven deep within The darkness of misdirection Innocent misdirection Yet Live in denial of my…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Try And Try AgainI The great creator of Endless questions Try To find the answers must one die Only to be born again Then trydougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Awakening And DiscoveryI cannot stop thinking and writing about a population of people I know exist that hover under the cover of darkness and make decisions that effect the entire population of the world in very…dougj34 (33)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Personal ResponsibilityI have spent many hours attempting to discover what my role is regarding the current state of our world. We all play a role regardless of whether we are willing to accept our responsibility or not.…