Wednesday, March 4, 2015

An older piece.

"Night Moves"


Monday, March 2, 2015

"He Was A Little, Little Man"

"He Was A Little, Little Man"

A thought...

A thought I had about a year ago that I ended up living out. With no regrets.
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For this to be the home of the brave... I'm seeing too many cowards out there lately.
Too many "poor me" babies afraid to move a single inch out of their comfort zone.
Sleep too long and you might wake up finding you've been eaten by time and those who don't give a damn.
Wake up, walk outside and look up at the sky. It's not going to fall on you I promise...
I've always been a risk taker, but always looked before I leaped. However... sometimes you just have to spin the wheel if you want to find out where it's going to land at.

A DRINK OF TIME

So to begin with I'd like to share a few things I wrote not so very long ago.
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To all my friends who have been feeling down & out the past few years... Here is something I would like to share with you. For what it might be worth to you my friends... for what it might be worth to you.
It's a poem I wrote in the mid90s during a brief in between things/times, etc period in life.
When I was asked back in 1999 which one of my poems I wanted included in the Greatest Poets of the 20th Century book I chose this one.
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A DRINK OF TIME
A bit of failure for your cup?
Quite a bitter taste.
Somewhat rough to stomach?
A key to the door of grace!
Maybe you should slow you pace,
To see what was lost in your haste.
For maybe a clever martyr,
Shall become a new-born child with less waste...
As does the eagle fly,
Yet stops upon a branch to rest.
So as to collect upon its strength,
And take off upon its best.
With a single breath, comes a single phrase,
Not a tumble of words, that drain into a craze.
Lost in that maze?
Take down then, thyself to the table to graze,
And to yourself, you might amaze...
-Russell William Penninger-

My beautiful family

My wife Heather with our two children Hayden and Ella (making the crazy eyes, lol).

My wonderful wife Heather and I.