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Developing Style
When I was a young poet, I wrote following the disciplines for traditional poetry. I used specific rhyme, meter, rhythm as dictated by the study of classical writing. I was challenged by a teacher in university to depart from classical iambic pentameter or sonnet ABAB CDCD etc. and dabble in free verse. Eventually, i developed…
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Step 4
(a good discipline for the new year) Tell the truth and deal with the consequences head on. Don’t relinquish control of your destiny living in shadows and dodging rubber bullets from critics.
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What is This Life
Do you ever wonder if there is a way you should walk in life or a thing you should do? This is my cosmic question. It has led me through jungles of prayer, meditation, study, observation and wonder. I have vacillated from the random meaningless to the mindful religious devotion searching for the answer. I…
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a poem
Regret: round out the time turn back the hands undo the done have mercy make it right light into the night make all my injustice disappear – an old man’s dream
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Step 3
I began offering some tips for gaining control over situations in life. Step 1 was to face life as it is, not as you wish or want it to be. See things as they are in order to begin getting control. Step 2 instructed us to get rid of all negatives. Some negatives are obvious.…
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Avoidance and Writing
I don’t know how writer’s block manifests in your world. For me, it comes to visit through avoidance. Sub-consciously I am very busy and each time I come to the task there is some other “thing” which demands my attention. Most recently, I sat to work on a script. The absolute last moment deadline is…
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Not Me – HAL 9000
AI seems to be very vogue in discussions around circles I frequent. Educators, theologians, farmers and friends are all passing on AI wisdom and warnings. So, what has Pops to say? Have you ever used spellcheck or allowed your computer to correct your grammar? Well, there you go – artificial intelligence has been part of…
Mike "Pops" Klumpp 