
"We are what we eat." Probably the most often heard truism about food and cooking around these days. Some folks say it originates from the Aruyveda, the ancient Indian science of life, "You are what you eat" and its teachings of attaining a balance in one's diet.
A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan PoeSource:
A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe - Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow-- You are not wrong, who deem That

Every morning brings the hope of the new day,
Sights that sweeten our lives, bring joy to our souls.
As we walk barefoot through dew soaked grass,
We relish in silence that early morning brings.
As the sun climbs above the horizon,
Visions of newborn shadows give us evidence …

DAY DAWNERS
Awake day dawners,
you sleepy yawners!
A new day dawns,
life's chasm yawns!
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mindbringer, 7 November 2009

As dawn arrives while birds are singing,the human race is waking up.
Coffee pots percolate while children laugh and cry to sounds of TV.
The sun shines through the window with cool air warming.
What will I wear today? Long sleeve or short sleeve? Pants or shorts?
The news ech …

Orders are here, it is time to go.
My counterpart wants to come home.
Someone must take their place, it is me.
Reporting for deployment is familiar,
Something is different in the air,
The alarm going off in my head must be a projection.
We are safe here, still upon friendly …

It's the yellow and purple, the blue and orange, the Red Sox nation,
Damn Yankees and fantasy first fives Jessica, so we must be having a good time
at the Lodge, here where you're whispering to Cam about something you'd never
whisper to me about, but I don't mind, the communal cr …

Imagine soda without it,, no carbonated zing
No tickling the nostrils! What pleasure would that bring.
Imagine all the people brainwashed and deceived
praising government control.. convinced and so relieved
Imagine all the people zombies, If you will
The Paris Review - BooksSource:
The best of The Paris Review in hardcover and paperback. For more information about a book, or to purchase a book, click the book title.

by freebirdreaming

As I walk through those lobby doors,
I see a tall handsome boy, who is he?
His head turns looks my way,
his expression says wow, who is he?
As I walk from class to class,
I see him yet again, who is he?
Like he can't get enough of me.
He smiles my way, who is he?
Daylight Source: Jasmin's Heart
A poem about daylight.

I Wait In The House of Mourning
by freebirdreaming
He walks with me,
I in the sun, he in shadow
pearly sparks thrown
intentioned into the path I choose
my humanity is out of style
He resolves it for me
renders my adversity
impotent, yet still a tool.

We grew up hard and grew up fast,
We created memories built to last.
On the river, in the woods and through the marsh,
We lived life through times that were somewhat harsh.
We each coped with life in various ways,
Grew strong and wild in those hot humid days.
The paths we t …

SONNET IN BEE FLAT
There must be a place (but I've yet to find one)
beneath the Sol-drawn dawn of autumn skies
where cut-throat trout still find the heart to run
and the fullness of Summer's life never dies.

EQUINOX FOX
Vernon the aqua fox,
swim fast 'ere Summer's fall;
wade wide-streamed Autumn's lull.
Your rust red coat and socks
of white will fade at snowfall's call
and, hunting just to keep kits full,
at moon you'll howl and nip but fail
at Winter's icy onslought gale.

SEA KING
The sea.
The sea...
In my reverie,
I seek my tea.
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mindbringer, 16 October 2009

Toilet plays mind games.
Poop felt, poop on paper but,
Nothing in the bowl.
As sure as the Sun,
Boners will rise in the 'morn,
Either may wake you.
I don't want to look,
But that's just the way it is,
When you wipe your butt.

The Rite Of Spring in Six Scenes
by 'DeX'
SCENE I
"What do you want?"

Blood of my blood you are not,
but into my life you came.
You continued my growth & cultivation,
yet never altered my name.
I battled you each step of every day
but you loved me and gave me time.
To grow up and understand that,
life does not always have sanity nor rhyme.
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