disillusionment |
I am tired of poetry pimps. truely. with the increasing popularatiy of spoken word, everyone is fighting to make a dollar off of it. whether it be the poets themselves, the promoters...
Posted by alyson... on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:04:00 PST |
there is no tomorrow... |
There is no tomorrow! THERE IS NO TOMORROW! THERE IS NO TOMORROW!
~ apollo creed, rocky III
screaming at rocky when he wanted to stop
i was flicking through the channels this weekend wh...
Posted by alyson... on Thu, 17 May 2007 08:12:00 PST |
the pix of my mom and i... |
hola everyone...
when i first put this photo on my page...a lot of people thought that it was a picture of me with my youngest child...how amazing...this picture is at least 25 years old...and looking...
Posted by alyson... on Sat, 12 May 2007 08:14:00 PST |
growth& |
i learned a lot this week. seeing the world through a child's and teenager's eyes helped me grow and understand life a little more&
this week, i visited the boys & girls club and saw...
Posted by alyson... on Sun, 06 May 2007 12:15:00 PST |
how true is this? |
today i finally got around to reading sunday's paper...i picked up the target circular and saw the t-shirt below...it was in the little boy's section...
i thought that it was one of the most profound...
Posted by alyson... on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:30:00 PST |
the power of poets... |
When power leads man toward arrogance,
poetry reminds him of his limitations.
When power narrows the areas of man’s concern,
poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence.
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Posted by alyson... on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:52:00 PST |
simply poetic...from my favorite book of all time... |
Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the same horizon, never out of sight, never landing un...
Posted by alyson... on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:47:00 PST |
Tribute to great poems #3 - my ALL time favorite! |
We Wear the Mask
by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
WE wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades...
Posted by alyson... on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:40:00 PST |
Tribute to great poems #1 |
this month i'll randomly post some of my favorite poems as well as some phrases that are just poetic...for more poets, poems, and various venues where you'll hear them...visit my website: alysonrobins...
Posted by alyson... on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:37:00 PST |
tribute to great poems #2 |
THE BELLS by Edgar Allan Poe (1849) I Hear the sledges with the bells- Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle, In the icy air of night! While t...
Posted by alyson... on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:35:00 PST |
