Ollie Lind

I want to share some of these experiences with you. To me, one of the greatest sources of joy for me is writing poetry. It releases my soul and allows me to express beauty, sadness and what to me is the essence of living; being connected to others.

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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Well, Obama has finally done it, it would seem. Following is a poem looking forward from here.
Live well,
Ollie
Game On
Black knight has won one fight.
White queen down, not quite.
All eyes turn towards the fall,
towards the king, who stands so tall.
Who [...]

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I don’t know about you, but there’s something about the snap in the air on a fresh autumn morning. I was driving down a street near the city on Saturday morning and I was struck by the many hued trees shedding their leaves. It was beautiful to see. Yet I saw a fellow angrily brushing [...]

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On Good Friday I did something I haven’t done for a very long time. I spent the entire day in solitude. I didn’t answer my mobile, no radio, no TV. Not a single word to a soul.
Was I lonely? No. I recently read a book by Deepak Chopra regarding meditation. Please don’t rush to think [...]

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I spend a great deal of my life assisting other’s to progress in their lives. It is the most satisfying and uplifting thing I know how to do. That’s not to say life is a simple journey from success to success.
Anybody who says he has never failed either has never attempted to do anything, or [...]

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I was looking at the news the other night and saw (again) details of strife in the West Bank. We tend to become desensitized to violence, particularly religious violence. But it’s still real people who are suffering, and for what?
This poem is simply my way of looking at the subject. I am not a religious [...]

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A young lady calls me from time to time. We have never met but I, as a writer, imagine what she is like. I try to create a past, present and future for the disembodied voice on the telephone. This gives me a character I can relate to. I hope you enjoy.
Live well,
Ollie Lind
Whitney
I hear [...]

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I have mentioned a couple of times that I try to have at least one meaningful conversation with someone every day. The other day I was privileged to have just such a conversation.
His name is Aleks and he is a Sales Manager. I have trained and mentored him for a while now and we have [...]

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This weekend we had Super Sunday. The cricket was on between Australia and India, the soccer grand final was next door between Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners. Both venues were packed and the TV audience would have been in the millions. Have you ever wondered why we have such a fascination for sport? I [...]

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Have you ever had that perfect day? A day when it all flowed, people were all good natured, everything you touched just turned to gold? I had one of those days on Saturday.
Weekends are normally very busy and this weekend was no different. Early Saturday morning I have a martial arts class which is both [...]

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