Rolf took that pic of me sitting on the throne in Sweden in 2002. A few minutes before an attendant in another room had scolded Rolf, who is a royalist for taking a photo. I asked Rolf about the... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-11 23:49:39
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divine right of kings I happened to have the opportunity to sit on throne of a king & was quick to get in the picture. Luckily my good friend obliged... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 01:29:12
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As a young kid working on dairy farms in New Zealand one of my tasks was to turn the tap on for the skim to flow through the hose pipe into the pigs' trough & check to see that everything was... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:10:14
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once I saw a musterer hold out his arms like a forklift call to one of his bitches 'Ipsthilia Forbe-Browne my darling' & the animal leapt zoophorus forelegs... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:13:57
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So the PM had a frank discussion with his cabinet about what he was doing wrong. How would they know? They got into cabinet by being yes men & their feet probably haven't... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:18:51
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When I was a kid I asked my father, "if god made everything, who made him?" Looking back I wonder why god should be male. After all males are only half of the equation. My father was... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:27:14
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Sorry song One complaint & the children had to stop singing the sorry song! How sad. It takes thousands of signatures for any level of government to take notice. Even then our... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:49:56
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I taught bush kids in the NT in 1970. Once a week for Art we rolled out a sheet of cartridge paper the length of the classroom & the children drew 'their country.' The kids crawled all over... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:56:09
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So the trend is for celebrities to get married & have parties in palaces & castles. They get paid millions for their photos & many people like that kind of news because it's light... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 05:59:39
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to a dandy lion the rosy race no long supreme goes off so little slight admirings become polished blackened imagined gladiators gone to sugar daddy soon kissing the sweet... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-23 16:29:25
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While I was teaching in Singapore in the early 1970s I went to see the Thaipausum Festival several times. The devotees meditate in the temple for 3 weeks & eat only a diet of milk &... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 02:43:42
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Chanting & other meditation skills must be ancient. Traditions in Asia go back thousands of years. The Australian Aboriginal 'dreamtime,' the Music & Dance of Nuigini & similar... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 02:46:50
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Before I knew the medical term for 'bed-wetting' & before I began studying Hypnotherapy an 'accident' happened. At the time I was teaching a Grade 3 class at the multicultural school in... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 03:07:54
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sir jack threw up his bucket throat to the garlic moon crying 'our brains dropped out the back passage' & his hoarse tribe went up the purple onion gangbangers all riding vicki's... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 05:52:27
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When I was a child - 50 years ago the rehabilitation of drunks was organised by the Salvation Army by isolating the men on an island & keeping them busy. Farm work mostly - milking cows,... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 15:50:04
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Yesterday afternoon I bought some items from a local supermarket & the checkout person gave me a big smile & said, "I had a great weekend." I knew that she’d gone to a... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 16:23:22
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I am very religious about doing my taiji training early every morning as I was instructed to by my Taiji father Teo Ah Keng. I value my students because they keep me doing my training & ask... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-24 16:34:24
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the worth of a person is not to be known by principles adopted   or by adherence to approved approaches   but by a quality hairdo Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 00:03:41
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   written 1966     for Hal Smith      per sepia a paradozy to acanaemics    up again in... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 00:21:45
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On Sunday afternoon May 19 1968 I saw a senior citizen leak in the gutter    in Montreal Street Christchurch    opposite Pearson's... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 00:31:27
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ho ho for a hearty fart rumbling from the depths of my large intestine telling forth it's rude gospel. Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:29:05
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law is a public convenience where upon earnest dignitaries preside fettering the free outpouring Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:31:20
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  Hello Mickey  shepherd doberman cross    beautiful animal I dug up your skull the other day    by mistake I was busy... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:39:57
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death leaves only a sparkle of anguish Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:43:42
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   better to be a small gleaming turd    than a full blown shithouse Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:48:57
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sonnet to Cilla, 1966 we shall probably sting each other the throes of this association hurt anyway you say that I can believe in you that I have a doormat... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:50:55
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for Barry the craftsman has a new approach to each item   the essence of spirit and action viewed thru a heart wide awake   to the joy streaming... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 01:54:29
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around these clay creased basins   trees lie white & weathered alive they roar like surf   & in the hearth crackle... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 03:58:47
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the chatter of children   on the morning   of Christ's emergence & a cat scratching at the door   seeking the comfort of flames... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:02:38
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this thing I know is now   & as I note is past   like sleet on glass fly swiftly sweet crystal   die in a sparkle... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:09:08
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the tones of useless talk on such a day as this   come without pardon thru fibrous hardboard walls clanging bulbous lacquer at all angles   better the... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:15:51
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 for Chris armfuls of scented gardens are coming   it is better yet to wonder than have here pink ears & the matchhead hyacinths up   a... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:22:34
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to Margaret We kissed   the moisture lingered people stared in vacant curiosity   & your uncertain smile savoured my... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:24:40
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The soft smell of her presence   shows thru a tapestry in the quiet aftermath   to rain & drinking & the faint restlessness... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:26:47
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bespoke patterns go   trying to fin concepts afloat a cliche for today   say some sounds aloud mind the rise & fall for noises... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 04:28:54
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At three weeks we took you out   to Sizzlers to celebrate & you cried most of the time   so Grandma leaving her dinner walked around jiggling... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:10:15
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Don't mind the mind mine is empty much of the time An empty mind is full of potential Trout sat opposite me on the train We were... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:11:56
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'I am one of those people who let's life wash over me' An old classmate said that to me after rehearsal At the Playhouse in the early 60s We were... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:14:08
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OUT Shoulder under arm put    Breezes cleanser Twig sole war   Infernal come bastion Ensigns wearing big shoes  ... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:15:57
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little wide eyed blonde   with your itchy string of pearls I should like to have the pleasure   of poking at the treasure you have in that... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:18:02
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you asked I write new lines to you   only this I care to say it is easier to grope in the dark   than match wet tinder how dry is your property... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:20:22
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I kissed the paper you wrote on a doctor would call it fetish but it is not often paper passes this orifice Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-26 05:22:46
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The phone rang.    "You can get that, I'll set the table," said Matilda. Lin walked casually over & picked up the phone, "Hello."... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-27 00:51:26
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           'Morepork' is my plaintive cry... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-27 07:45:08
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I wrote this item as a comment & thought I may as well post it on my site as well. In 1975 my wife & daughter of 2 years & I went to Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Locals in that area... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-29 07:33:55
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I wrote this as a comment & thought I may as well post it on my site as well. In 2002 I was in Paris for a couple of days & I stopped in the Metro to listen to an excellent accordian... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-29 07:41:44
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I wrote to John Howard not to support George Bush in the invasion of Iraq. That is the only letter I have ever written to a politician in my life. John Howard is 5 months older than me & he... Read More
Posted by: jlindsaysmith39 on 2007-07-30 04:21:08
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