"Organic Hotels" the newest poetry collection by Matthew Abuelo is now available. The work looks at modern day America through the eyes of a political activist and a maturing artist. Enlarging on themes from his first book, "Last American Roar", "Organic Hotels" moves away from youthful issues such a…
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Added by Matthew Abuelo on November 18, 2009 at 3:23pm —
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This poem was about a conversation that I had with someone who used to work for the same company that I am currently working for. If you cannot understand a line, please let me know. I'll explain it.
An interesting conversation
About the company I work for
You did too
It's on your resume.
You mention the reason why you left
You being a humanitarian
Your boss was materialistic
I, the devil's advocate.
The situation you mentioned
A plane crash, the pilot died
The plane carried bundles of…
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Added by Midnight Starr on November 14, 2009 at 10:47pm —
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Hello All,
I still haven't received any word as to what you all think about doing an entire podcast where you all read your poems through Skype. I don't have a deadline for the response. I just want to know.
I wish that my employers will let me take a break and let me right a poem when I am at work, but I can't. I think that I did have an idea for a poem. Plus working nights and sleeping in late will make a poet dead tired. Now I'm giving other poets some ideas for a poem. LOL.
Sincerely,
Mid…
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Added by Midnight Starr on November 3, 2009 at 2:03pm —
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Hi Midnight
My pick of poems I enjoy and appreciate...
Fridge... Loretta Leslie
Leukaemia-a poem... Mindy
The Unwavering Cold Blackness... Darrell Day
American Idol... Jay Francis
The Games We Play... Rod
As for the idea of reading our own poems for me not a good idea ;-)
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Added by Rod on October 31, 2009 at 12:34am —
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Hello Everyone,
I think that it is a great idea that Ning has just introduced. You can now send those computer gifts to whomever has a poem that you like. That's why I did with Rod's poem "Now." I gave him a microphone icon. These gifts do have points to them too. But it's not the points that count. It's just a nice jester anyway. What do you all think of this idea?
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Added by Midnight Starr on October 28, 2009 at 3:39am —
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Hello Everyone,
Since there wasn't much poetry writing, I still ended up with a podcast.
In this month's podcast we have:
1. Missed Opportunity - Unspoken
2. After Autumn - Makar
3. Now - Rod Moffat
Since the winner of last month's best poem didn't pick the winner, I had to do it and this month's best poem winner is... Rod Moffat with his poem "Now."
I also have a question about changing the format of the podcast. I wanted to do it totally using Skype. I can record live conversations using…
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Added by Midnight Starr on October 23, 2009 at 2:55pm —
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Hello Everyone,
Since this website has been slow since September, I just thought of another idea on how to get the podcast moving again.
I was thinking that I should record all of you reading your own poems via Skype. There is a way for me do that. Now the challenge is time zones. I know that there are some of you that are from Australia.
Let me know what you all think of this idea.
Sincerely,
Midnight Starr
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Added by Midnight Starr on October 16, 2009 at 1:41am —
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Hello All,
I have one simple question to put out to all of you people. It seems like the last couple of weeks, no one, but myself has been putting out some poetry. Now I know that people are busy. So here's the question:
What should I do to improve this site and to make other poets join?
Sincerely,
Midnight Starr
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Added by Midnight Starr on October 1, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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This poem was written as I am reading an Esoteric book called The Tree Of Life. Again this is a rough draft of the poem. So I do need some input. Especially the last two stanzas.
The bible is only a book
Full of stories
Not taken literally
Rather allegorically.
The tree of life
Is on story, misconstrued.
First by word of mouth
Then by the written word.
The serpent took an apple
And gave it to Eve
Pressured her to bite it
And kick her and Adam
Out of the garden.
The allegory is…
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Added by Midnight Starr on September 25, 2009 at 1:30am —
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Hello Everyone,
Yes, another episode of Midnight`s Muse now ready to be listened too. Here is a list of poems on this podcast and there are six of them:
1. Astral Travel - Midnight Starr
http://midnightsmuse.ning.com/profiles/blogs/astral-travel
2. Yesterday and Tomorrow - Steve Easy Whitacre
http://ohioeasy.wordpress.com
3. Decision Time - Rod…
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Added by Midnight Starr on September 20, 2009 at 11:20pm —
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You can all respond back to me on how I wrote this poem last night. You can also write back if there is any changes that I have to make with this poem too.
The night
She calms me
Some would think otherwise
Like prehistoric humans
Today the hungry beasts of the night
Is the mythical
Unknown rapist
Or murderer
They are mythical
Those unknown rapists
Or murderers
Unless you are friends with them.
Sexual harassment is rape
Violating the body
Violating self worth
Forever in the mind
Of the…
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Added by Midnight Starr on September 19, 2009 at 2:25am —
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I wish my mother worked
Outside the home
She never did
Yet, she knows everything
About the world of work.
She wants me to be the teacher
Not knowing
Anything about psychology
Everything you need to learn
About teaching
Is taught in a textbook.
She wanted me to be a Vet
Science wasn`t the best subject
She doesn`t understand
The requirements of College
Or University.
She didn`t want me to work
When I left the nest
That`s how I came back
And I still want to leave.
She`s thinks that she is
The b…
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Added by Midnight Starr on September 13, 2009 at 10:25pm —
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a stark raving lunatic
w/cold steely eyes
was writing furiously
obsessedly
on the old gold leafs
which are dry and ancient
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Added by Darrell Day on September 13, 2009 at 6:47pm —
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I wrote Mistook because I had a bad experience yesterday at a writer's group meeting. The organizer and I were the only ones who bothered to show. Anyway, the organizer (whose name is Jessica) proceeded to cut me down because of my writing. And here I thought and believed writers and artists were supposed to be opened minded. Calgary is full of narrow minded people w/provincial attitudes. I know you'll say, "They're everywhere". Yeah, I get it. Don't tell me. You read my words and all you see ar…
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Added by Darrell Day on September 13, 2009 at 6:45pm —
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You will not comprehend or "get" me. You will not
realize my meaning and motive in my own
lifetime. I will have to die for you to finally
understand and see. I accept this. I am at
peace w/it. My message and hope and purpose is
too great, too providential, too mighty and too
metaphysically significant for you to behold
w/the puny soft manacles of your mind.
One day, I will go away. Certainly, a day will
arrive when I must leave you and depart for far
away sands and distant realms of experience.…
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Added by Darrell Day on September 13, 2009 at 6:38pm —
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"The Beginning of the End"
How I love that phrase!
like a Mantra it reverberates
in-between my ears
tingling an exquisite Mood
in which I delightfully immerse
It lulls my mind into blissful daydreaming
of the Final Homecoming
and induces a delectable sensation of anticipation
for the Cosmic Holiday that is finally approaching;
for the Final Vacation,
ever since Kindergarten they bundled me to School,
With forlorn eyes, I had been pining.
Come together my Friends
Let us Experience the power of…
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Added by sourav on September 12, 2009 at 9:01am —
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Hello All,
I just found out that I am going to train for a new job for the next two weeks. Otherwise, I have my days free and not my nights. I am going to do two things next weekend. One is going to a New Age Expo and the other is to promote the Midnight's Muse podcast in another fair or trade show about the arts.
So that means that there is going to be a delay on when the next podcast will be out. I usually put it out on the fourth Sunday. But I don't know right.
My other problem is finding…
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Added by Midnight Starr on September 10, 2009 at 10:28pm —
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Like the unanticipated arrival of a most Irritating Guest,
Who's the last person you want at your Dinner Party,
Meet Mr. Premature Self Congratulation,
He surreptitiously arises,
one of the Tricksters whome my mind harbors,
(few others being Gloomy Hopelessness, Constant Fickleness -
they prevent the shining through of the Light of Higher Self)
He's an avatar of Vacuous Vestigial Vanity,
tooting the horn of false Spiritual Pride and Mystic Pomposity.
He sneaks in unwelcome, at the precise inopp…
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Added by sourav on September 10, 2009 at 11:30am —
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Leukemia - a poem
fragile innocense
demon invades
his name... Leukemia
childhood he raids.
he causes sickness
the treatment is worse
will she survive
this awful curse?
unbearable days
another sleepless night
will her body withstand?
triumph this fight?
Leukemia flee!
leave her body alone
go back to Hell
it's where you belong!
no business here
creating pain
making a mother
go nearly insane.
the poison drink
a magic potion
softens his hold
like a lotion
chemicals to chase
the demon to Hell…
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Added by Mindy on September 7, 2009 at 6:15pm —
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The creative mind never sleeps.
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Added by Midnight Starr on September 5, 2009 at 6:16pm —
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Organic Hotels
The Other Point Of View (Rough Draft)
Poems
a stark raving lunatic...
Leukemia - a poem
