Posts tagged ‘goals’
10 for Tuesday = ten word story #2
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“His mind is brimming with movies
yet
to be created.”
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taken before returning to school…and having to shave the beard…
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philosophizing behind the wheel
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i am
nothing
unless
there is
something
inside
driving me
to move
forward
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my point
is
driving a car is a hell of a lot easier than driving one’s life
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the swim
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from here to there
standing with one’s fears
courage pulsing through veins
a mission to fulfill
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Campus Lake – photography by Jordan
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the dancer
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long before the curtain rises,
we hunger for the moment
when
our body and soul
become
one
with our
dream
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long after the final curtain falls,
we hunger for the moment
when
our body and soul
become
one
with our
eternal
dream
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Can you see them?
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I look up in the sky and I can see them…
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they flit about & float around,
soar through the clouds
or
quietly hover overhead.
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some are bright & flamboyant
and
some could use a little polish
or
a splash of color.
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there are the really, really big ones –
the very teeny, tiny ones
and
there are many middle-of-the-road ones.
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there are lots of practical ones,
totally rockin’ cool ones
and
the way, way beyond unusual ones.
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some are new to this world
and
some have been in existence for centuries.
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no one knows where they come from
and
no one knows where they are going.
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What is known is this –
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they are what they are
and
they do what they do
and
it the responsibility of the thinkers and dreamers
to
keep them alive…
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I can see them – CAN YOU?
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the duelists
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while standing on the front lines
looking over the fields ahead,
i see battle after battle
and
rivers flowing with the color of red.
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some battles are nothing special –
just ordinary from beginning to end
while some are of epic proportions
and
without any knowledge of what lies ahead.
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if i take a much closer look,
i see each battle as a duel between two souls…
two souls belonging to the same adversary…
two diametrical halves creating a whole.
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this being is a worthy opponent,
an opponent i know all too well –
she can anticipate my every movement
and
easily lead me through the gates of hell.
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the two halves of her make the whole of me
and
it is she
i resist everyday –
so many battles devoid of triumph…
doing my best to avoid the brunt of each fray.
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i am by no means a tactician
but
i have learned a thing or two…
through years of dueling against my opponent
and
walking daily in ‘her’ shoes
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if i can manage to grab hold of the high ground
&
maintain a level head in which to fight,
i can stand high above my weaknesses
&
allow my courage
and
determination to take flight.
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not another duel with the camera…
The Nutcracker Act II Pas De Deux
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The Sugar Plum Fairy and Her Cavalier
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one
spotlight
on stage right.
they stand prepared.
he extends his arm –
she gently takes his hand
stepping onto perfect pointes.
gracefully and delicately
a majestic pas de deux unfolds…
dreams of sugar plums become her desire…..
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My first year as Clara
December 1978
In 1974, the Cincinnati Ballet Company premiered The Nutcracker. For two years, I sat in the audience – mesmerized. In Summer of 1976, I changed ballet schools and that December I was cast as a party girl and bunny. Many little girls and boys see more than just a ballet while sitting in the audience of a production of The Nutcracker – they discover their heart’s true desire.
way down the lane…
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staring down the lane…
standing poised behind the line…
deep concentration…
a mighty orb in his hand…
perchance a strike awaits him?
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first match of the season…
November 14, 2013
