Posted in Poems on Jun 29th, 2008
The “election” is over. Significant opposition figures have been either imprisoned or murdered. The despot will retain, at least for the present, power over his miserable and oppressed people. The Western world has wrung its collective hands and ranted about ‘sanctions’ and ‘political pressure.’ The African continent, itself not wholly without corruption, stands by and [...]
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Posted in Observations on Life on Mar 23rd, 2008
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 [...]
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Posted in Poems on Feb 18th, 2008
A game I have always been fascinated with, but unable to excel at, is chess. I once saw two guys play a full game without a board. They called their moves and another guy followed them on the board. I was absolutely in awe of the intellectual capacity of these guys. It struck me that [...]
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Posted in Poems on Feb 6th, 2008
This week’s noteworthy news is about the Super Bowl. The clash of the champions and the underdogs. The Giants showed the power of belief. With less than two minutes to go all seemed lost. But somebody forgot to tell the Giants. Once again we see the truth of the old saying. “True champions never give [...]
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