Listen & Be Heard Weekly Archives

Archived Articles from L&BH Weekly through April 26, 2008

UPFALL

April 21st, 2008 charles frederickson · No Comments

Unlined silver satin cloud sprinkle             Stained dirty linen wrung out                         Hand-me-down drizzle grown out of                                     Drip-dry fabric wrinkles steam ironed                                                 > > > > >                                     Varicose veined old leafs overturned                         Serrate edges rusty switchblade hitters             Bent twisted tongues stirring honey Yawning crotchety slingshot stoning outcasts < < < < < Hemmed in by evergreen canopy [...]

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Tags: Poem of the Day

Invest in Chalkboards

April 18th, 2008 peter bray · 1 Comment

All we need to know is on a chalkboard somewhere. All we need to do is to find the right one, rearrange the equations, extrapolate the conversations, and update the vocabulary. Not settle for mediocrity as a way of life. Throw the mediocre bums out of office. Find a cure for cancer, end world hunger, [...]

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STANLEY ANN DUNHAM (1942 – 1995)

April 17th, 2008 charles frederickson · No Comments

Sprung from apparent inspirational stimulus      Obamama described as original feminist           Taproot source wondrous probing curiosity                Unconventional revelatory truthitudes discovery learnt   Heir-conditioned daring free spirited breakaway      Embracing not shunning cultural diversity           Chillaxing all that jazz cool                Struggle to make a difference   Generously empowering others celebrating life      Championed rural development core issues           Created sustainable microfinance [...]

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Billy Ralph & The Pizza Factory Prologue

April 15th, 2008 bill vartnaw · No Comments

dust devils dance on the floor of decayed chicken houses kicking up heels of white feathers, the smell of the daily grind that had encyclopedias calling this place: The Egg Basket of the World Captain Bill & Billy Ralph stand, crow bars in hand, ignoring the growth of golden rolling hills, eucalyptic sprouts… 40 feet [...]

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Tags: Poem of the Day · Volume 5 Issue 16

Shifting and Changing

April 9th, 2008 martha mims · 1 Comment

It’s over but it’s not over. It’s ending but it’s beginning. Nothing ever changes and nothing stays the same. Truth is in the moment and encompasses everything that is transforming as we participate in it. With ups and downs of being who we are working with what we have moving toward what we will become [...]

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Tags: Letter from the Editor · Volume 5 Issue 15

Ablution

April 9th, 2008 venise evangelista · No Comments

growing up inadequacies motions slow unbalanced questioning clouds moving far grasping grays is it better to know or flow with blind hope to follow each day’s residue until maybe’s tomorrow but a kite can fly only with its steady anchor as the leashed can never be lost free as one can be- cautious hesitation, contemplation [...]

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Tags: Poem of the Day · Volume 5 Issue 15

Reason

April 8th, 2008 amanda paige · No Comments

What do I do when I don’t have a clue? sit here, and I wanna be angry, but it’s so hard tonight. There are so many reasons to cry, tonight, not one can I find. not a reason. Wonder Why… I don’t hear an angry word all I see is beautiful everything is dissolved in [...]

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Tags: Poem of the Day · Volume 5 Issue 15

Landslides

April 7th, 2008 kevin gallagher · No Comments

this is a portion of part 1 of a 4 part poem   lastly but not a blue floral moon, incandescent and silently struck the pavement before digressing its directive was somber, says go and be tides sweeping your fatal tectonic plates, forks, knives and spoons, written on a napkin “we will not bother you.” [...]

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Tags: Poem of the Day

Your Guardian

April 2nd, 2008 amanda paige · No Comments

I will come to you in the dark of night and I will hold you and never let you feel alone… I will be there to help you find a way. Just Believe in Me, Believe , Just Believe. I can hear the cry within you, let your tears subside, I will be by your [...]

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Ode to Blue Angels

April 1st, 2008 martha mims · No Comments

if you asked me “describe blue angels” i would say blue angels watch over us cry for sins we will soon commit feel pain when children suffer whisper words inspiring us to be better love all people would never imagine in my wildest dreams that blue angels could be air planes screaming obscenities at blue [...]

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Tags: Poem of the Day