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About juakaliandy

husband, father, writer, and (importantly) just another human trying to make sense of it all...

Zero

Posted on September 23, 2012 by juakaliandy

It only takes a fall or two or twenty-five and I; at once alive and sick (or dead) can see ahead and hear the call to zero Addition is a mockery when negative exists the numbers twist; and fall and … Continue reading →

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Wisdom & Repetition

Posted on September 23, 2012 by juakaliandy

I was going to stand and declaim (or sit and write) about the irony of life the cycle & the fall & the general lack of learning and make it all sound noble, perhaps but no for this I saw … Continue reading →

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barbeque summer 1999

Posted on September 23, 2012 by juakaliandy

Dave’s with the flirt And his Ben Sherman shirt Tells her all she need know ‘Cause his heart doesn’t show And Jane looks the same As her friends who all came In skimpy little skirts Which don’t show their hurts … Continue reading →

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metre is good

Posted on September 23, 2012 by juakaliandy

by way of introduction barbeque summer 1999 is the first thing I ever tried to write with a set metre and rhyme structure. it was an attempt; a pop, if you like, at seeing if I could do it. I … Continue reading →

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Vacuum

Posted on September 23, 2012 by juakaliandy

Where do we go from here? Interesting thoughts, so difficult to express Mining for clarity, continually.. Hacking and scraping , moaning…. Good ideas but no voice .. need to find a voice is the soundless cry who wants to hang … Continue reading →

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symbolism

Posted on September 23, 2012 by juakaliandy

eternity spun in silver gold it sings to me of things i know of joy beyond compare interwoven it becomes a link and we are joined a secret history of promises kept; lives laid down for love and small hands … Continue reading →

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Nobody Does It Better

Posted on September 8, 2012 by juakaliandy

If we’re talking about writing, perhaps I should mention the writers that I really love. Now, wiser people than I at this point would bring out a list of novelists – my wife, for example, has probably read most of … Continue reading →

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relax… calling can be fun

Posted on September 1, 2012 by juakaliandy

Hey – relax! It will be alright. There’s a lot of stress out there, you know. But today I want to encourage you to relax. And my theme for today, If you like, is calling. If you hang around church, … Continue reading →

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growing up or growing old?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by juakaliandy

It is a truth universally acknowledged (sorry Jane, but it’s too good a line to ignore) that a lot of people don’t grow up – they just grow old. Speaking as a man who is busily growing old (just a … Continue reading →

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…getting bluer

Posted on August 25, 2012 by juakaliandy

…getting bluer standing still alone some empty place singing low surrounds the cords to then still linger, lightly, snagging on my jumper as I turn to see fractured pretty silly pictures drawings and dreamings and such chronologically dim things that … Continue reading →

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