Category Archives: Magic line

Mr. Weber Died

Posted on August 27, 2016 by poemsandponderings

    This poem is based on a true event of this past week, for no apparent reason the title (exactly as shown) appeared in my mind while I was futilely attempting to get to sleep. I only wish that … Continue reading →

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Just Some Passage Of Time

Posted on April 21, 2016 by poemsandponderings

    This is a first hand report on the process of aging and the results of same. Please enjoy the latest emission from the mind of a newly inducted curmudgeon.      Time does not necessarily heal all wounds my … Continue reading →

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My Happy Place

Posted on May 27, 2014 by poemsandponderings

     Something new.. Ponder if you will the message here inside, for there is always somewhere, that we can go to hide.     Enjoy your week, Jake. My Happy Place I have nowhere to go but, I’m going … Continue reading →

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A Wizard’s Revenge

Posted on May 16, 2014 by poemsandponderings

     I think we should start off the weekend with a little bit of good-natured humor, wizard style. This is an older poem that I have, again, revised for your reading pressure pleasure.      Have a terrific weekend everyone, … Continue reading →

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A Southbound Train

Posted on April 16, 2014 by poemsandponderings

Okay facebook here it comes again..  Warning!! Political commentary on the tracks ahead! Please read and give it a lot of thought, before the upcoming elections. Have an American kind of day, Jake. A Southbound Train When I climbed aboard … Continue reading →

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A Southbound Train

Posted on April 16, 2014 by poemsandponderings

       Warning!! There’s a political commentary on the tracks ahead! All Aboard!!      Please just give it a read, and a lot of thought.      Have an American kind of day,   Jake.   A Southbound … Continue reading →

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The Magic Line

Posted on September 7, 2013 by poemsandponderings

     I wrote this one, two years ago, and guess what? Since then I haven’t gotten any younger, or for that matter, any more tolerant, sprite, or pretty, and most certainly, no less achy. I’ve become curmudgeonly, cranky and … Continue reading →

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Long Before Now

Posted on July 27, 2013 by poemsandponderings

     Ladies and gentlemen, (drum-roll please) I give you now my first attempt at prose. The following short story is a work of fiction, and any similarities to any person or persons living or dead is purely coincidental and … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, health care, husbands and wives, incumbrances, Magic line, oceans, old days, peace, soul, Spirits | Tagged , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

The Turning Of The Worm

Posted on April 25, 2013 by poemsandponderings

     Short and sweet, plain and simple, this poem is about minding your own business. And what may happen if you don’t..      Have a great Thursday everyone, Jake.   THE TURNING OF THE WORM  I think that we should … Continue reading →

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Life’s Echoes

Posted on February 25, 2013 by poemsandponderings

Life’s Echoes While some would say, it’s dementia, the old-timer’s mind, isn’t quite so sound. They’re living here in the present, but, to the past their thoughts be bound. Where each and every small detail, in their memory, can be … Continue reading →

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