tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:46:17 +0000flickrinspiredpoetryphilosophypicstoryreflectionthoughtaddacommafirstpersonnycpersonalphotoquestionsecondpersonvacationSnippets, words, poetry, lyrics, thoughts, essays, paragraphs, articles and the like.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (daryljames)Blogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-3714316005619293704Sun, 22 Sep 2013 03:37:00 +00002013-09-21T22:37:29.388-05:00Is it a sadness then that was meant to be, or a sadness felt for only this temporary moment that is too focused on despair? Will this pass into history or become a greater part of the story that is seemingly becoming? If but for a thought of possibility, of rest and relief, of blessing and love, of fullness and purpose, the answers might make themselves apparent. For by tendency or trials thishttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2013/09/growing-old-with-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-1400735549771943687Sun, 22 Sep 2013 03:27:00 +00002013-09-21T22:30:56.398-05:00The fog hangs in the cool night air like a faint reminder of all that could have been Had he found himself in time. The glow of the moon echoes atop the hills in hope that somehow, someday He will be. The dampness clings to lungs that want to scream, but only manage a sigh for the helplessness that weighs on his heart and steals his breath. Tonight is but another mystery of when. http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2013/09/mystery-of-when.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-3817509362429880329Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:07:00 +00002010-09-20T22:26:15.312-05:00poetryStranded in this paradise,Blinded by miles of white sand,Surrounded by desperate blue skyand stale tropical bounty.Suffering beneath the weight of the golden sun, Drowning in the lush green,Shadowed by the gargantuan palmsand temperate canopy.When will I be free of this perfect desire realized?http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-perspective-of-paradise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-8652255709542880837Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:01:00 +00002010-09-20T22:06:00.694-05:00poetrySolid wood, stained, streaked with age,Heavy with mystery and dark foreboding,Concentric patterns drawing me in,I wonder what's on the other sideand decide to knock.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/door.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-384411942344973218Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:11:00 +00002010-09-20T21:23:10.881-05:00poetryTime again I seek the solace of silenceattempting to overcomethe crowded avenues of this mind,jammed constantly with the traffic of a million questions.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/traffic-of-million-questions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-2025518575423137038Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:26:00 +00002010-09-20T12:28:39.117-05:00flickrinspiredRed Boots Originally uploaded by Krista LongDrowning in perspectivesSwallowing autumnMy reflection lies among the fallenhttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/red-boots.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-4920416209208351788Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:53:00 +00002010-09-19T21:54:05.672-05:00flickrinspiredpicstorycome september Originally uploaded by Lero !!Autumn creek days passing by,Foliage waiting for her to reveal her bare essence,Needing her innocence to touch,To break the surface of such nostalgic beauty,Of simplicity,Of breathing,Flowing downstream to the next encounter.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/come-september.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-8537349508162538249Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:42:00 +00002010-09-19T21:43:44.504-05:00flickrinspiredpicstory Originally uploaded by juliusfrumbleShe looked back at me in shades of grey,her dirty blonde shadows of light,her skin casting a dull warmth,and spoke in the black and white anger of goodbye...I was suddenly frozen in the moment of my reactionand the realization that our picture perfect never was.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/picture-perfect_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-6661565302389068521Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:34:00 +00002010-09-19T21:35:24.767-05:00flickrinspiredPittsburgh Tilt Shift Originally uploaded by Write OutsideReal life as miniatureBlurred throughThe lense of our own interpretationhttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/inspired-by-tilt-shift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-447693556963527717Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:33:00 +00002010-09-19T21:35:10.562-05:00flickrinspiredAlcoa Building - North Shore - Pittsburgh Originally uploaded by Marc_714Man melding beautyWith God's inspirationBecoming onehttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/inspired-by-building-north-shore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-586149668428834552Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:30:00 +00002010-09-19T21:30:25.987-05:00flickrinspiredPittsburgh, Through the 40th Street Bridge Originally uploaded by Matt NiemiThe truest beautyFrames itselfIn any light becominghttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/inspired-by-through-40th-street-bridge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-7980386901067042400Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:27:00 +00002010-09-19T21:28:13.648-05:00flickrinspiredDowntown Pittsburgh...... Originally uploaded by Z!@Angry cloudsContrast beautyAnd cast shadows of past and technologyhttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/downtown-pittsburgh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-4326992019418409550Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:58:00 +00002010-09-19T21:01:57.392-05:00poetryAmong the greatest wisdom of the ages,the quest,the question,the countless searching for an answer,for the confident and unrepentant knowingof when to hold onand when to let go.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/quest-and-question.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-8687340960537387098Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:37:00 +00002010-09-19T20:44:45.357-05:00It seems I've recently fallen fast and curious into an age of my own nostalgia,of life's fresh firsts,and the promise of endless tomorrows,of brilliant possibilitiesand enigmatic idealism,my heart so often fondly longing...and only the wisdom of experience knowing better brings me back to myself, now.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/wisdom-and-nostalgia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-1697094934532096816Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:07:00 +00002010-09-19T20:10:21.619-05:00poetryDoes it seem like my thoughts are circling round,circling round, echoing back and bouncing around inside the hollows of a mindthat seems to keep having thoughts that circle round?http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/circle-round.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-1015772701151595461Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:47:00 +00002010-09-19T19:48:09.846-05:00poetrySo much noise and confusion The traffic of my thoughts rushing The tragedy of my ego crushingI sometimes fear for my own understanding.Circling concrete cloverleafs rising I’m lost to direction wandering Chanced with a life of squanderingI sometimes fear for the gifts I’ve been given.Blurring speed and accidents The cost of my own being The truth I haven’t been seeingI sometimes fear http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/traffic-jam-inside-my-mind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-1236378087936616696Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:36:00 +00002010-09-19T21:12:53.751-05:00poetryI lay humble beneath the majestic canopy of a million starsThe vast darkness blanketing my still and silent form, My smile a mere silhouette in the moonlight that bathes me,My eyes hopelessly lost in the eternal possibility of galaxies beyond my perceptionFeeling the smallness of this space I am.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-space-i-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-4171287511246068005Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:24:00 +00002010-09-19T19:24:30.896-05:00poetryRighteous in justiceFoolish in prayerThe only right is that which you expect with action in kindhttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/action-in-kind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-237497692925040403Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:17:00 +00002010-09-19T19:18:17.941-05:00poetryUnwillingly initiated into the knowingI awoke to the stirrings of my soul longingFire in my chest and ashen feet stumblingDirty tears blurring the darknessFrantically scraping and scratchingTrying to break free the light that I knew was there somewherehttp://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/09/light-that-i-knew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-2899469726705115130Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:35:00 +00002010-01-20T23:36:48.465-05:00What specific experience makes fast the expert on the subject of a life well lived?http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/01/expert.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-5810641560483138242Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:30:00 +00002010-01-20T23:31:44.495-05:00The little light of my life's purpose has been sometimes dimmed by my own constant doing and not human being...http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/01/little-light.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-151547869408517329Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:28:00 +00002010-09-19T19:53:06.382-05:00If the cost of your behavior does not exceed the account of your personality, you'll never change.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/01/cost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-6451161951658225804Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:41:00 +00002010-01-05T00:42:29.750-05:00The more you own,The more you are owned.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/01/more.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-3257303208728092398Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:24:00 +00002010-09-19T21:14:30.087-05:00When you take more than you give, you make yourself a servant to the excess...You cannot quit,You cannot walk away,You cannot be free until your debt has been paid in full....so live your life within your own means or sacrifice the time to make amends.http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/01/live-your-life-in-means.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10590920.post-7858897009898388225Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:25:00 +00002010-01-03T19:26:52.719-05:00philosophyreflectionthoughtThe only true reason to do good is because... the only true reason to do good is to do good!http://daryljames.blogspot.com/2010/01/to-do-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (daryljames)0