Oases Where They Did Not Exist

Walking the arid landscape Nature was indifferent to most I traveled to new continents across the ocean And found them as harsh as the old Returning home, oasis was not simply a place… Read More →

namelessneed

I am not a poet.  Nor am I a connoisseur of poetry.  I enjoy it fine, but I don’t have a lifelong or innate love of poetry.  I didn’t grow up with the… Read More →

Kings Of Leon’s “Use Somebody” Sung By The Cast Of Sing-Off Season 2 Episode 2

“Use Somebody” King of Leon’s song “Use Somebody” was sung by the cast of The Sing-Off in the introductory number for Season 2 Episode 2.  If you’d like to watch and listen to… Read More →

Maybe We Don’t Matter, But What We Do Still Matters

The above artwork is by Luciano Noble II. © All rights reserved by Luciano Noble II. – – – -  Maybe We Don’t Matter, But What We Do Still Matters   ~ by… Read More →

And That Has Made All The Difference

The above artwork by Jördis is of her visit to her parents this weekend, where there is still a lot of snow around, and she mounted the baby’s buggy onto her old sleigh. (Click on… Read More →

Robert Frost – And That Has Made All The Difference

Robert Frost said this about poetry: “It should be of the pleasure of a poem itself to tell how it can.  The figure a poem makes.  It begins in delight and ends in wisdom.  The figure… Read More →

Gertrude Stein – How Do You Like What You Have? Portraits By Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, And You

Above is a portrait of Gertrude Stein by Pablo Picasso (detail). Gertrude Stein on Wikipedia “Portraits And Repetition”    ~ by Gertrude Stein How do you like what you have. This is a question… Read More →

I Know, It’s Only Sex, But I Like, Like It, Yes I Do

The above artwork is by callaveron. (Click on the image if you wish to view it individually or larger.) © All rights reserved by callaveron. – – – - “I said, I know,… Read More →

“We love the things we love for what they are.” – Robert Frost

The above untitled artwork is by callaveron. (Click on the image if you wish to view it individually.) © All rights reserved by callaveron. – – – - What I Did For Love… Read More →

Images And The Importance Of Abstractions

(Click on the images if you wish to view them individually or larger.) “Images And The Importance Of Abstractions”   ~ by OneMoreOption There’s a time for definitions and a time for abstractions.… Read More →

After The Words

The above artwork is by rougerouge. (Click on the image if you wish to view it individually.) © All rights reserved by rougerouge. – – – - “Memories With Little Dialogue”   ~ by… Read More →

No One

“You can say the human heart is only make believe, and I am only fighting fire with fire.  But you are still the victim of the accidents you leave, as sure as I’m… Read More →

Golden Slumbers

In my sleep this morning, these thoughts came to me: In the closing years of The Beatles, they recorded the album “Abbey Road.”  Abbey Road began in April 1969, making it the final… Read More →

So Much To Say Inside And Outside Of Closets, Playing Different Roles On Different Stages In The Same Time Of Life

I say my hell is the closet I’m stuck inside, can’t see the light.  And my Heaven is a nice house in the sky – got central heating.  And I’m alright, yeah, yeah, yeah… Read More →

What Can You Create?

What Can You Create?  ~ by OneMoreOption When I meet you, this is what I will want to know: What can you create? What can you create in yourself? In me? In us?… Read More →

Lisel Mueller And Alice Munro – On The Laughter And Voices Of Some Women

“Sometimes we characterize what we have written as ‘fiction’ so we don’t have to reveal that what we have written actually occurred to us.” – me, I said that. I’ve been privileged this holiday season… Read More →

Suzanne Vega – Solitude Standing

I write a blog because writing down certain thoughts out of my head brings me some comfort.  I have angels and demons – and I’m not always certain which are which. In the… Read More →

A muse without wit is . . . unlikely

The above artwork of Sarah Silverman, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler is by Annie Leibovitz. – – – - Amusing Muses A muse without wit is . . . unlikely. Muses are often… Read More →

Two of Me

“Two of Me” He said, “On this issue, you must choose one side.” No, said I.    ~ OneMoreOption – – – - Most Recent Artworks   All the Artists’ Artworks Index   my43things

At The Intersections Of Discontent

The above artwork is by Daniel Southard.  It is titled “still waters”. Daniel Southard’s website:  http://drsfoto.com/ (Click on the image if you wish to view it individually.) © All rights reserved by Daniel Southard. -… Read More →

James Salter – Light Years

This is not a review of the James Salter’s book “Light Years”.  It is more a collection of appreciations and observations. Getting used to Salter’s writing style is not easy for everyone.  At… Read More →

Responding To A Kind Note

I received an email today from someone who wanted to pass on to a few other people a poem I wrote.  She kindly wanted to know if I’d written the poem, and if… Read More →

Peter Gabriel – So – In Moments When You May Feel Art Doesn’t Matter

  When Peter Gabriel was 36, way too old for a real man to be so effusive and emotional (sarcasm intended), he released his excellent album “So.“  When it came out, I heard… Read More →

Gavin Rossdale – Everything Will Change But Love Remains The Same – Wanderlust

  “Love Remains The Same” by Gavin Rossdale: A thousand times I’ve seen you standing Gravity like lunar landing You make me want to run ’til I find you I shut the world away from here… Read More →