Polycarp55
I am a deli-clerk by trade, but a hunter of snapes and fighter against windmills at night. I enjoy literature, travel, and playing board games with my wife. Ho-hum. Anyway my stories are more exciting than my description.
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Tending Turnips in da 863
http://tendingturnipsinda863.blogspot.com/
A deli clerk cultivates short stories to grow in his writing garden.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 261 )
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Poetry Circus: Jerusalem The Old City
A Question for "Jerusalem - The Old City" v.2 and v. 3Uzi filled Bustook pilgrims out of Cairoto Jerusalem. We crossed bordersfrom Egypt to the westIsrael a... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
How Do You Like Your Fried Egg? Version Three Inside Poro...
How do you like your Fried Egg? Version Three Inside porous eggshell breaks open in-to frying pan. Nevertheless, which way to go:Hard Boiled for detectives on... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Marilyn Monroe by De Kooning. How Do You Like Your Fried ...
Marilyn Monroe by De Kooning. How do you like your Fried Egg? Version TwoInside porous eggshell breaks open in-to frying pan. Nevertheless, which way to... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Editor's Note
I think one should write, rewrite, and revise a poem for a period of at least 3 months. Then one can leave it alone. The poem is a construction of a big idea... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Poetic Circus
Jenny Lind (Opera Singer)Performs in New Yorkduring U.S.A tour 1849-1851How do you like your Fried Egg?Hard Boiled for detectives on the go.Scrambled like my... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
36 Arguements for God by Rebecca Newbergerger Goldstein36...
36 Arguements for God by Rebecca Newbergerger Goldstein36 Arguments was good enough to finish. It was an interesting approach to the debate between those of... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2013 BOOKS -
Voltaire on Religion: If One Religion Only Were Allowed i...
Voltaire on Religion: If one religion only were allowed in England, the Government would verypossibly become arbitrary; if there were but two, the people would... Read more
Posted on 22 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Spotify This: The Coup
Sometimes gunpowder smells good.-Ralph Waldo EmersonSometimes Gunpowder Sounds Good:Amoeba Records list of best for 2012, has introduced me to a number of... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT -
Poetry Circus: The Odious Scent of the Spice Road
One way flight to Egypt,the ticket left in Portland.One way safe and knowable, the otherway, is not, a place I know.lost (ticket) left on a seat snow storm cast... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2013 BOOKS -
Hail-storm 2005
Clouds swirled, dancedagainst red rocksbuilding intoa storm, set sail below.I was out of breathkeeping pace with a lone doeshe would not stop.I panted? Read more
Posted on 09 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Returning to You
I return. The reason I have been gone for so long is that my computer has been more difficult than a box full of kittens jacked up on mountain dew. I hope to... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Reviews: KQED Interview with Barbara Kingsolver
I found the Spiritual Envy by Michael Krasney at the E Branch of my Local Library here in Lakeland. I have always been interested in people's search for... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Musical Notes and Mathematical Tragedies
Resources to FindGood MusicTune Find is a great resource to finding songs to your favorite T.V. shows and movies. The music in Sons of Anarchy and Supernatural... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Etymology: Word Histories and Mythology
Bull Moose Party: Theodore Roosevelt ran for president as an independent party, outside of the two party system. Roosevelt survived an attempted assassination i... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Poetry Museum
To Grandma Pearl Influenced by Allen Ginsberg's Poem to Aunt RoseMy grandmother was a head case with a bitter stinging tongue, but despite her hard exterior, sh... Read more
Posted on 06 November 2012 BOOKS -
Men Naked in the Woods
Why is it that a king can master a kingdom joyfully, but masters himself miserably? What happens when you are done for the day and the car radio is broken? Do... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT -
Reviews: Ponche from Lush
Ponche from Lush is a bath soap that men will steal from their girlfriends. The smell is earthy and sweet. One comes out of the shower ready to get festive for... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Musical Notes and Mathematical Tragedies
What Are You Listening To? Jazz and Lee Ronaldo!Albert Ayler Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings discovered this album from the book 1,00... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Etymology: Jeep
Jeep Brought Home to PopeyeJeep a great vehicle, but where did they get that name? I know where Tacoma is? I know what a Super Nova is! Impalas run fast! But... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT -
Poetry Museum: Frank O'Hara
In Remembrance to a Poem by Frank O' HaraIt is 11:10 in Lakeland a Tuesdaytwo days after the World Series,it is 2012 and I brush my teeth pearl white,because I... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION