Ollie Lind Poetry

Sometimes I think about patriotism and the passion it generates. I wonder if it has a dark side. I certainly appreciate my country of birth and feel pride at my fellow countrymen’s achievements. Yet, I cannot help thinking about the fabulous song by John Lennon. I am talking about “Imagine.”
Maybe there should be no countries, [...]

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On a recent trip to Brisbane I was talking with a young lady who loves poetry. We were having an in depth conversation in terms of her advancing her career (I was assisting her in my role as company coach). She mentioned her passion for poetry and I offered to post her poem on my [...]

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Pretence is an action we all do at one time or another. There are those who say you should never pretend and be brutally realistic and honest in all things.
But what about when you are a child and you pretend in order to play in your own private mental universe? And what about [...]

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