BlogHide Resteemsjrappah (48)in writing • 8 years agoPre-Travel PonderingThere is something which changes the mind before traveling to a foreign land. As if in preparation, the mind renders the sight of daily routine into something naked & foreign. While driving the same…jrappah (48)in poetry • 8 years agoDear Pain (Original Poem)dear pain, I'd trade you for pleasure if only she'd stay. I'm content to see her come and happy to see you go but what does it mean to be left alone?jrappah (48)in poetry • 8 years agoIn Memoriam of 2016 (Original Eulogy)In memoriam of 2016. You were a year. From start to finish, your sum is the increment of time occupying a calculable distance across space. You gave me the feeling of certainty. You convinced me…jrappah (48)in poetry • 8 years agoA Sheltered HeartA sheltered heart lives As an inmate of the chest But through a slit comes light For the songs of all things blessed . A sheltered heart is safe From the ache of the outer call Yet it knows…