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July 2009 Blog Posts (20)

As You Slide

As you slide out of my face
I guess I won't need the mace
You go your merry way
Obnoxious - more each day

As my need turns to greed

I must control anothers soul

Then I read and realize

I just want to be one of your spies
What do you really have to offer?

You annoy to get attention

Oh and I forgot to mention

You now have a suspension

Added by Brian Allossery on July 29, 2009 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

The world ticks me off

I've noticed that people are not friendly

being a waitress i see this first hand. No more please and thank yous. i opened a door for someone the other day and the woman looked at me like i was an alien. there are no more good people in the world. being an artist i find it hard to get my work out there. its so hard to even to get into shows its so expensive! and being a struglling artist i don;t have that kind of money. the world is biest towards people in lower class. just because i am the… Continue

Added by Amanda Knights on July 26, 2009 at 12:56pm — 1 Comment

Past Featured Artists - May 25th to July 12th, 2009

Here's a list of our Featured Artists. They've posted their art and been active in the Lazy Poets' community. Upload your songs, poems, videos and pictures to become a Featured Artist. We'll put up a blog post with a link to your page and we'll also post the link on our Twitter, Facebook and Myspace pages.

(Drum roll, please ....)

May 25th - Debby Grupp - http://community.lazypoets.com/profile/DebbyGrupp

May 28th - Kevin Davies -… Continue

Added by Lazy Poets on July 24, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

I'm Highlighted on an Author Website

This week I am highlighted on the Author and Book Event Center, a website devoted to "Book Reviews, Book Trailers, Author Events, Live Forum and Chat." The Event Center allows readers and fans to communicate with some of their favorite authors and keep up with literary events.

For more information, go to bookeventcenter.ning.com and consider joining (it's free).

Enjoy!

Added by Jack Huber on July 23, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments

Hello to everyone

How's it going everyone? Great site, Signe, thank you for passing along the knowledge of this page to me at Free Times....

I am a smudge busy to upload anything today but I wanted to let anyone interested know that I host an open mic at Cam's Place (Yonge and Eglinton right beside sporting life) on tuesday nights... I get there around 9pm and usually start up by 9:30. Its a great venue for first timers on stage and to show off any new material or just play songs you enjoy… Continue

Added by Nicholas John Alexander on July 23, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Waiting In the Lost Years

(key of D)

Chorus:

When are you gonna come over here?

When are you gonna tell me everything?

'Cos I've been waiting here for years,

But I'll tell you it's nice for now.

Verse 1:

Oh babe I love you so.

Don't you worry, I won't go.

You hold the cards, but I don't mind,

'Cos love ain't fair, but ours is kind.

Chorus:

When are you gonna come over here?

When are you gonna tell me everything?

'Cos I've been… Continue

Added by Signe Miranda on July 23, 2009 at 3:30am — 1 Comment

Storm

Stumbling through

The shadows

To

An End

Where did it began

Where do I go

I wish I could know

But I will

And I will

Rise up

To you

On my darkest day

I will

I will

Rise up

To you

All the pain fades away

Sifting through the fog

On a night

Like this

I see the light

Shining

In the darkness

Shrouded by mist

When does lost end

And found begin

Wrapped… Continue

Added by Tegan Aileen on July 21, 2009 at 9:10pm — 1 Comment

Affirmation

If I never get to touch your face

If I never get to look in your eyes

If I never get to kiss your lips

Because of you

At least

I will always have this

If I never embrace you again

If our paths aren't meant to cross

If you are only a memory in the night

At least

You

Have shown me more love

More light

Then you will ever know

And if you were only meant to teach me

If you were only meant to reach me

If you… Continue

Added by Tegan Aileen on July 21, 2009 at 9:08pm — 1 Comment

Fingertips

Thoughts of him
Rest
On my fingertips
Love of him
Rests
On my lips
Sounds of his voice
Rest
In my heart
And these emotions are carried
Through fingertips

Added by Tegan Aileen on July 21, 2009 at 9:07pm — 1 Comment

What Can Never Be..

I read your book

To the point where the pages

Have started to fall apart

I wish I could respond

With some eloquent words

But I don't know where to start

It seems to me

A good idea

To stumble in the dark

So I could put words down

Maybe I can ground

To forget the aching

In my heart

And tonight

I will dream

Of what can never be

So I can

Try to escape

The longing

Inside of… Continue

Added by Tegan Aileen on July 21, 2009 at 9:06pm — 1 Comment

In Praise of Shame - Lord Alfred Douglas

Last night unto my bed bethought there came

Our lady of strange dreams, and from an urn

She poured live fire, so that mine eyes did burn

At the sight of it. Anon the floating fame

Took many shapes, and one cried: "I am shame

That walks with Love, I am most wise to turn

Cold lips and limbs to fire; therefore discern

And see my loveliness, and praise my name."

And afterwords, in radiant garments dressed

With sound of flutes and laughing of glad… Continue

Added by Brian Allossery on July 21, 2009 at 7:19am — 3 Comments

Plastic Man

I'm a plastic man in a plastic land

It's fantastic man

Come let's give a hand

To the leaders who

Teach us how to woo

Almost everyone until they come undone-

And hide the truth from the youth

Live a plastic life with my plastic soul

Social suicide

If I break my role

So I nod and smile

Like a country mile

Though I'm feeling vile inside

Other plastic men

Laugh and shake my hand

As we all 'can can'

To… Continue

Added by Brian Allossery on July 17, 2009 at 9:08am — 4 Comments

Enjoy The Day (I can't I owe money)

Enjoy the day!

I can't I owe money

What did you say?

I can't I owe money

Enjoy the sun

I can't I owe money

Have some fun

I can't I owe money

Look at the kids

I can't I owe money

Step on a flower

I can't I owe money

Say something funny

I can't I owe money

What did you pay

All of my money

Why did you borrw?

It brought you sorrow

There's always tomorrow

Don't be a w**** oh!

Enjoy your… Continue

Added by Brian Allossery on July 15, 2009 at 7:13am — 3 Comments

Added by Brian Allossery on July 15, 2009 at 6:26am — 3 Comments

Two news items

The 5-4-7 Arts Center in Greensburg, built to high "green" standards after the devastating tornado nearly destroyed the town in 2007, has begun selling Jack's latest book. The title poem, "A Splendid Alternative," was written about Greensburg's admirable rebuilding efforts. Jack has decided to donate all profits from sales of "Splendid" to the Arts Center and is recommending that fans also consider donations.

The Arts Center building is the first "LEED Platinum" building in Kansas.… Continue

Added by Jack Huber on July 14, 2009 at 2:43pm — No Comments

Two Sonnets Chosen For "Showcase"

Just wanted to share that two of my sonnets have been selected by ThinkingPoetry.com for its latest collection, "Sonetti: Modern Sonnets 2009." "Majestic" and "Zion Tears" were chosen by the owner/editor of ThinkPoetry.com, a one-stop collection of information on the different components and forms of poetry.

You can find "Sonetti" at… Continue

Added by Jack Huber on July 6, 2009 at 1:02pm — 1 Comment

"Greed! War!, Make it stop!"

Greed! War!, Make it stop!

I cried yesterday, but no not for me,

for them our freedom the dying

the death, I pray, I sit silently

and die, inside I cry, can it stop

the fight, the war, the loved ones

please let it end

my heart stands still

for them, I care.

The blood rises high

bodies, blown to bits

arms, limbs get torn

young people our newborns gone

in memory they live on,

but it's not enough,

to keep us… Continue

Added by Noden on July 5, 2009 at 1:58pm — No Comments

█ ♥ █"Embrace Life, and Let Live" █ ♥ █

"Embrace Life, and Let Live"

Kiss the air

make it cry

reach for the sky

as it runs by

comb the mountains

with your smile

embrace the laughter

when the waves climb high

enlighten your senses

with a paintbrush

create a scene

when your toes touch

circle the road

with wide open eyes

find a forbiding place

for your mind to hide

caress the night

with the soul that you hold

remember my darling

we… Continue

Added by Noden on July 5, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Waiting Hard for Live Wind

It was the middle of the night

And I was waiting hard

Hoping you would come into my back yard

Take me to that place where we go now and then

Whisper me in with your real live wind

Ain't no use fighting time with time

He always wins at the end of the line

Gotta give in-make the change and then

Get used to being what you are again

And whisper live wind like there's no tomorrow

Whisper live wind like there ain't no sorrow

Can't… Continue

Added by Brian Allossery on July 4, 2009 at 7:47pm — 3 Comments

Let's Get 100 Members - Need Your Help

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for joining LazyPoets.com. We're trying to get 100 members by Sunday night, so we can get sponsors to donate prizes and investors to help promote the website. If you know anyone who might want to join, please let them know about it.

We have featured artists each week. We've been posting the featured artists on our Facebook, Myspace and Twitter pages, but soon it'll be on the main Lazy Poets profile in the form of a blog. So, upload your art to have a… Continue

Added by Signe Miranda on July 3, 2009 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment