Succintly yours: By The Sea

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For today's 'Succintly Yours' prompt, I've written two pieces...one semi-serious, one simply silly!

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She watched him watch the world; she always the onlooker, he seeing only what his lens allowed. Enough.

“Picture this, then!” she said, walking out of his life for good.

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(140 characters)
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and

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Myopic, mad and mildly morose, Morris missed by miles the many

moves Marcy made to merge more merriment into the meagerly

mundane. Magic made no mark on this man’s mind!

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(140 characters)

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Haiku For The Jade Buddha

Gentle Jade Buddha,

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born of our hope that we might

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put an end to war...

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The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is carved from a solid block of perfect jade. The Buddha is on tour throughout major world cities before settling into a permanent home in The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia.

At a monastery just outside Vancouver, BC, I was fortunate enough to sit before him in a moment of contemplation.

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The Jade Buddha asks us to reflect upon peace, irrespective of our religion…peace for our friends, for our families and workmates…and peace in our own hearts and minds.

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In this manner, joy can win out over anger, and we may at last find our way to peace in the world.

Namaste...

I am linking this post to The Thursday Think Tank at Poets United. My thanks to Robert for wonderful words and much inspiration...

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http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/08/thursday-think-tank-prompt-11.html

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