Island of the Damned -- Bocklin

Illusion of the Oasis


The rich spit upon the poor
telling them it is nectar from the gods.
Downtrodden souls gather at the feast
waiting for crumbs that are snatched away
from their outstretched hands mid-grasp.
Turned away from the billionaire festival
we can only gaze with hungry eyes
and swollen bellies
never to know paradise
until gathered to Abraham’s bosom.

Island of the Damned - Bocklin

The Rain Soaked Mirror


The sky is crying
Heaven is weeping
for the loss of all that is good in this world
I looked in the mirror to rearrange my countenance
and saw the Grim Reaper staring back at me
Waiting to take my immortal soul.
I stepped into the mirror and took his hand
Vowing to find the peace not given to me in this
Temporal World.

The Penitent Magdalen Artist: Georges de La Tour (French, Vic-sur-Seille 1593–1653 Lunéville) Date: ca. 1640
The Penitent Magdalen
Artist: Georges de La Tour (French, Vic-sur-Seille 1593–1653 Lunéville)
Date: ca. 1640

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment to improve the worId.


Met with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries​ at 1360 Fulton Street, inside of the Bed-Stuy Restoration Plaza. Told him my story and gave him The New York Times​ article about my problems getting time off to care for my brother Stephen. I was #7 on line but the line moved fast and I got to speak with my Congressman. I know that I’m only a little David and the museum is the Koch brothers backed Goliath but I’m going to throw my 5 small stones and hope for the best. I may go down but I will be a Warrior the solider that I am fighting for the rights of developmentally disabled siblings. Many Americans are apathetic and only complain to each other but that will get you no where. You must take the risk and speak up. You must make your voice heard. We have a choice to allow the billionaires like the Koch brothers and other idiot mega bucks right wing conservatives continue to erode our civil rights and destroy our country or we can contact our Congresspersons, Senators, Assembly persons and Council persons to fix the Laws in our beloved America.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/nyregion/a-sisters-lament-long-hours-leave-little-time-for-autistic-brother.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0

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«How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment to improve the worId.»

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CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2015 WEEK 23


CEE’S ODD BALL PHOTO CHALLENGE: 2015 WEEK 23

Bistros, Cafes, Taverns, Pubs with Odd Names.

http://ceenphotography.com/2015/06/07/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2015-week-23/

Bistros, Cafes, Pubs, Taverns with Odd Names
Bistros, Cafes, Pubs, Taverns with Odd Names

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