Monthly Archives: August 2015

My qualifications?

Posted on August 14, 2015 by dgermann

My qualifications? I am a human being. My credentials? My birth certificate and my face. :- Doug.

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Problem with not conversing

Posted on August 13, 2015 by dgermann

The problem with not conversing is that we miss each other—not just our meanings. :- Doug.

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Our family knows

Posted on August 12, 2015 by dgermann

Our family knows more than they think they know about the direction of our health. :- Doug.

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Two is divisive

Posted on August 11, 2015 by dgermann

Two is divisive. :- Doug.

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music of life

Posted on August 10, 2015 by dgermann

Poetry music of life set to words :- Doug.

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Dance your jig

Posted on August 9, 2015 by dgermann

Dance your jig till the band goes home. :- Doug.

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Life life

Posted on August 8, 2015 by dgermann

What makes life life if you have to spend some of your days in a nursing home? :- Doug.

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We’re tightly wound A ribbon of DNA Inside the inside of the heart Of an egg At any point we can choose Wind tightly (We hope to keep the fear out) Or open (To let the love out—and in) Someday … Continue reading →

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Death is a passage

Posted on August 6, 2015 by dgermann

Death is a passage Through an orchard There are fruits There are tangled parts Where few have been Orchards are part Human intervention Part natural processes Over yonder is the house Where I used to live On the other side … Continue reading →

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In need of dying

Posted on August 5, 2015 by dgermann

I want to die kindly with others hearing me. I cannot give you any hard and fast rules. Just: be kind; be gentle; be loving; be wrapped in my love. I want you to converse together—you who love me, you … Continue reading →

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Once, twice

Posted on August 4, 2015 by dgermann

Once, twice, I saw the others Not through my eyes but theirs Not through my heart but theirs Not through my being but theirs Now we move within the truth of us :- Doug.

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Law my near gift

Posted on August 3, 2015 by dgermann

Law my near gift Poetry my true :- Doug.

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5-year old stole the show

Posted on August 2, 2015 by dgermann

Last night at a stage play, the actor at the drive-in movie said to his girl friend “Nobody’s watching.” A 5-year old girl in the audience stole the show calling out “I am!” :- Doug.

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“I might run out”

Posted on August 1, 2015 by dgermann

When you’re sick and see your end approaching, money doesn’t buy you much—except fear. “I might run out.” It matters not how much you have. People with money sometimes fear more. Money and fear go hand in hand. :- Doug.

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