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Japanese Sentences: Haiku By Clay Boutwell

2012-05-21T13:57:00.001+10:00

Japanese Sentences: Haiku

Learn twenty famous haiku in Japanese. Every word and line is broken down and thoroughly explained. Every kanji has furigana and romaji (romanized Japanese) is also provided so beginners and advanced alike can enjoy. It also includes a full Japanese-English glossary. Download MP3s of the poems absolutely free--the link is listed on last page.

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The Tree by Charly Storm

2012-05-16T11:10:00.001+10:00

Its great to see young kids enjoying the wonders that art can bring to their lives. This art was done by 10 yr old Charly, who is obviously a budding artist.

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Happy Days (micro poem) by StormSage

2012-05-04T13:51:00.000+10:00

My Little Lyla Rain, 2012

I could watch you all day

Laughing, smiling,

Dreaming while you sleep.

Growing so fast

My little angel

Cherished memories to keep.

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The Fountain Pen by Gary Soto

2012-04-15T15:16:00.005+10:00

Neruda's fountain pen was a tree limb,
Large even in his hands, the vein of ink dark as earth.
When he wrote, wind stirred his journal,
Rain slapped gutters,
sunlight blazed on his poems,
Fruit dropped from a dozen different trees,
And the sea rolled its knuckles repeatedly
Against the shore.
And we could speak of lightning,
Of a crab dragging its claws like wrenches,
Of Lorca's shivering shadow held against a wall.
Over coffee mellowed by milk, we could speak of sugar
On a worker's back, of an onion with its buried tears,
Of a composer's need for the mood
To retrieve him from sleep.
Neruda scratched out poems in the shape of Chile,
His head lit with sweat,
For it took mighty strength to move earth and sea.
The fountain pen was a log,
His fingers the fingers of a man
Who pounded leather for a living,
Who rose before morning to spank dough into bread,
Who carted oranges, who scooped peanuts into sacks,
Who rubbed oils into hairlines
Receding like the sea.

Read the entire poem ~~HERE~~ (Please note that the entire poem is no longer archived at Poems.com)

(C) Gary Soto

This poem was sourced from Poems.com (Poetry Daily)

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(From the SSC Arcives: originally posted 2010)

Moon Dancer (Art Give Away) by Julia Watkins

2012-04-05T12:38:00.000+10:00

Greetings

I'm giving away two (2) giclee prints of my painting "Moon Dancer" by random drawing through facebook. Just click here or on the image below for a chance to win.

This beautiful image celebrates the divine feminine spirit. In it, a women dances with complete abandon, connecting her energy with the celestial heavens above.

Placing Moon Dancer in your home helps you reconnect with your powerful feminine energy, freeing yourself to become part of the great mystery and its deep rhythms. By losing yourself to it, you find yourself again.

Moon Dancer brings to you the power of intuition, beauty, joy and most of all freedom.

StormSage' s Diary: Say Hello to our new little girl baby 'Lyla Rain'

2012-03-22T13:07:00.001+11:00

Visit my online diary to see more pics.

She is finally here, beautifully perfect.

Under a Banner (MP3 Downloads)

2012-02-28T20:00:00.000+11:00

Download Under A Banner MP3 tracks.

"Easy listening original sounds and lyrics direct from the UK"

About: Under A Banner are an intensely powerful alternative/acoustic rock band with an impassioned core of two musicians, Adam Broadhurst -vocals, all guitars, keyboards, harmonica and lyrics and Jonathan Millington - drums, percussion, cajon. Under A Banner was formed in reaction to a shared loathing of the widespread saturation of the modern music market, with its soulless, faceless and mechanized output and the insipid, viral celebrity culture it is regrettably twinned with.

The band's songs are crafted with power and passion at their roots, given shape by quirky, scattershot drum/cajon rhythms, unusual chord progressions, and dextrously played acoustic and classical guitars.

Under A Banner's performances are naturally charged with an energy that the band want their audiences to share. It is this energy,coupled with a searing, melodic vocaland poetically adept lyricism, that make this band a potential lifelong obsession.

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Mingus via P. D. Allen

2012-02-21T19:40:00.000+11:00

I saw them take the musician away.
    I saw it on TV,
in black and white. The police fed him
    to the backseat of their car.
His crime: being a black artist
    in a white society.
This man who shared such soulful sounds
    as are by mortals rarely heard.
Mozart and Bach roll in their graves;
    a bird is caged.

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Original post (C) PD Allen

(From the SSC Archives; Originally posted on 20th March 2010)

Free eBook of Poetry: Bold by Grant J Venables

2012-02-20T19:30:00.000+11:00

Bold

By Grant J Venables

Bold is a collection of modern poetry that explores the human condition in its more shadowy forms, but it also offers hope and humor, all in good measure. The language is accessible, the forms are digestible, and the messages are comprehensible. It often takes a look from the outside, in.

** This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages. For more information, see the Support FAQ.

I am 18 or over and I don’t want to see this warning again.

Brought to you by StormSage Central Publishing House and Smashwords

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Worthiness by Muffyjo

2012-02-19T20:05:00.000+11:00

All Are Worthy
When We Allow this to Be So.
For Although All are Worthy,
One may Feel Unworthy;
Sabotaging the Goodness
Of their Own True Self.
Our Perception of our "Self"
Allows or Disallows the Manifestation
Of our own Merit or Worthiness.

Copyright © Cheryl E Gordon

(From the SSC Archives; first posted on 17th July 2010)

Where Orbs Come From by Sandra Bauser

2012-02-19T20:00:00.000+11:00

Title: Where Orbs Come From

Artist: Sandra Bauser

About: Original 3D artwork by Sandra Bauser © 2010. Bryce 5.5.

Available As: Cards Matted Print Laminated Print Mounted Print Canvas Print Framed Print Poster

Purchase Here.

(C) Sandra Bauser

(from the SSC Archives; originally posted on 29th March 2010)

The Dreamer by Cerridwyn Tiponi

2012-02-16T22:28:00.000+11:00

Rose-colored glasses

Never sees the world’s decay

The dreamer lives on

(first posted on 28th July 2010)

New Books Added to the StormSage Central Library

2012-02-12T18:33:00.001+11:00

I Heard You Out Of The Corner Of My Ear

By Jon Rodz

I've been writing for many years. In my early teens I starting expressing myself in poetry as a way of relieving stress and soon became quite fond of it (the writing not the stress). This ebook goes back to that time and works its way to the present. A lot of my poetry was inspired by feelings of hurt, but most of it is positive and cheerful. I experiment with word play, and if I can include irony in a story then I don't hold back. I hope you enjoy my writings and I can assure you there's more to come.

Magical Thinking

By Alan Dean

A collection of poems influenced by magic realism and surrealism. The content spans inner drives, war, terrorism, aging, and political and social commentary. Centred on impressions, intuitions and the rich texture of ideas and feelings that lie beneath our rational, everyday self, this volume provides a singular perspective on the way we magically create the world around us according to ours fears, dreams, hopes and nightmares.

Flight of Ideas

By Robert T. Jeschonek

From the dizzying heights of a soaring imagination come 50-plus poems--some old school, some new school, some so far "out there" that you've never seen anything like them and probably never will again. In medicine, a "flight of ideas" signifies a rush of free-flowing thoughts and speech. It's the perfect title for this dazzling book from award-winning poet and storyteller Robert T. Jeschonek.

Brought to you by StormSage Central Publishing House and Smashwords

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Metaphysical Elephant Painting by Julie Watkins

2012-02-08T10:44:00.000+11:00

Metaphysical Elephant Painting - Hand Signed Giclee Print

Elephant Charge. Unstoppable Power. Creation from nothingness.

Based on the painting “Elephant Charge” by award winning energy artist Julia Watkins, this image captures the raw, unstoppable power of a bull elephant. The image appeared to the artist out of a fold in energy patterns making up an African landscape, creating the perception of something being created from nothingness, as if the artist's imagination willed it to be. She originally named the painting "creation from nothingness" but later changed it to "Elephant Charge."

This stunning hand-signed museum grade giclee print has been reproduced from the painting. It is a top quality giclee print where you can see individual brush marks from the original. It will hold its color over 100 years! It is hand signed by the artist.

Size: Matted to a standard 16 x 20 size.

The Energy

Elephant Charge helps you call upon the raw force of nature to create

your own path and destiny. Use its energy when you need to drive, unwavering toward

something you have envisioned.

View more items here and visit Julia's store here.

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Poetry Winds by Ann Ahsberg

2012-01-29T07:30:00.000+11:00

Feelings are spread

with poetry winds

they are formed to words

filled with empathy

to our inner space

Copyright © Ann Åhsberg

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Radiant Ribbons by Cerridwyn Tiponi

2012-01-27T07:30:00.000+11:00

As the sun descends

Radiant ribbons of light

Streak across the sky

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Christmas Night by Ann Ahsberg

2012-01-25T19:05:00.001+11:00

Cold is Christmas night,
the stars light in the sky
snow falls quietly

day is breaking
the moon like a small streak
sun makes attempts

Copyright © Ann Ahsberg

I wish StormSage Central

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year

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I Remember When by Bonnie Zieman

2011-12-22T20:00:00.000+11:00

I believed I would live forever

I thought there would always be time

I thought I could eat whatever I wanted

I thought I could burn the candle at both ends

I thought aches and pains were the domaine of the elderly

I thought cancer was just a word with which I would never have to concern myself

I thought life would always be an upward spiral

I thought I would always be loved and protected by my parents

Read the entire poem here...

(C) Bonnie Zieman

(From the SSC Archives; Original Post Date: 2009-10-22)

Certainly We Will Never Meet by Dyetman23

2011-12-17T15:21:00.000+11:00

I searched every street, closer to death than you;

Alone, you were the allusion to my obsession.

As I searched, you were the passion in my eyes;

I wandered lost and alone on a bitter street.

A graveyard to my right, your eyes to the left,

Below me bodies rested, above me you sat.

You watched me from the sixth floor,

looking at me, you saw an awful sight.

The epitome of evil dancing in the streets,

You made sure our eyes were not to meet.

(C) Dyetman23

Download this Authors ebook "Nicole", A collection of poetry HERE

(From the SSC Archives; original post date 27.01.10)

Mirror Mirror on the Wall by Andrew Finnie

2011-12-03T17:02:00.001+11:00

By Artist: Andrew Finnie (Artist & Illustrator)

See more divine art works and read the entire post HERE...

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Solitudes Companion by StormSage

2011-11-13T20:41:00.001+11:00

I stand alone,
solitudes companion;
holding the invisible hand
of loneliness,
together we weep.

Staring into the abyss

of hopelessness,

with its deceiving innocence

it subtly beckons

me to submit.

With eyes closed

I am still able to hear

the echoing sound of emptiness

resonating from within

the hollowness that is me.

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Bingo Culture Series Featured on Lenscratch by Alison Travels

2011-11-08T19:48:00.001+11:00

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I am thrilled to have some images of my "Bingo Culture" series featured today on Aline Smithson's website, Lenscratch. You can view her post, as well as more photographs from my series, HERE.

One of the projects that I took on last year on the road was visiting several bingo halls across the states. Here is my statement about the project:

In 2010, I hit the road to photograph America solo; living out of a tent and bringing along my dog for the ride. I did not have a preconceived agenda, rather, I wanted to discover worlds that were unfamiliar and meet people I would not have otherwise encountered. Each day I would make a decision on what direction I would take. While traveling in Maine, I discovered a Bingo hall and it provoked a curiosity about a subculture that I was aware of but hadn't given any thought towards.

More photographs from my series, HERE

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GOTYE - Somebody That I Use To Know (Feat. Kimbra)

2011-10-20T13:49:00.001+11:00

Somebody That I Used To Know (Tribute To Gotye Feat Kimbra) Performed By Cover Nation - Single

Now and then I think of when we were together

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die

Told myself that you were right for me

But felt so lonely in your company

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness

Like resignation to the end

Always the end

So when we found that we could not make sense

Well you said that we would still be friends

But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened

And that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger

And that feels so rough

You didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records

And then change your number

I guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done

And I don't wanna live that way

Reading into every word you say

You said that you could let it go

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know...

But you didn't have to cut me off

Make out like it never happened

And that we were nothing

And I don't even need your love

But you treat me like a stranger

And that feels so rough

You didn't have to stoop so low

Have your friends collect your records

And then change your number

I guess that I don't need that though

Now you're just somebody that I used to know

I used to know

That I used to know

Somebody..

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The Children on the Gran by Ann Ahsberg

2011-09-17T20:01:00.001+10:00

Title: The Children on the Gran

Author: Ann Ahsberg

About: Terese packed the suitcases with the children’s clothes. Now, they were going to their summer paradise, the Gran´Islet. This was the best day of the year.

Published By StormSage Central Publishing House via Smashwords

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The Hulder by SecretPlanet

2011-09-13T14:37:00.000+10:00

Title: The Hulder

Artist: Secret Planet

Description: A scandinavian folklore creature

see more art work by this artist at DeviantArt

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