Category Archives: Poetry

6 blogposts you won’t find on Ichthus77

Sometimes I do stuff somewhere else. Here are 6 of those times, over at The Christian Apologetics Alliance: Does The Moral Argument Reify Subjective Morality? 10/7/14 Matthew Lawrence wrote in this question and gave permission to blog it and my answer … Continue reading

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Stanislaus Quatrain

Linger down good ol’ Briggsmore or McHenry; sun-bathed tulip trees and queen palms line these rarely wet streets plastered with autumns’ leaves. Murmurations of starlings eclipse Scenic’s foothills. *** Submitted to MoSt for inclusion in the Stanislaus Poem. More Poetry … Continue reading

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The Seven Acts of the Universe, in Reverse

Final Act- Everywhere it is cold and still. The final frontier is the only thing, but there is only darkness to explore. Act 6- Things could not be moving faster and further away from eachother, drawn away by oblivion. Act … Continue reading

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With Dad On A Windy Day

Fox tails move violently past our feet. I brace myself against the hair whipping my face, wind pushing so hard against me, I stumble. “Woah! That wind’s going to take you away!” Dad shouts. He doesn’t know I take everything … Continue reading

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Growing Up

On my way to my desk in my office, I open the window to the spring-autumn scent and birdsong. Below it, under the drum stool, sits an old Marvin the Martian toy. Which of my sons left it there?—probably the … Continue reading

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Ichthus77 2013 in retrospect

I didn’t get a lot of blogging done after the summer in 2013 because when I wasn’t helping my dad digitize his records or freelancing (those typos in the footers aren’t mine, but who’s looking, right?), I was busy helping The … Continue reading

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Crucible

buried deep in thought the crucible of reason forges swords of truth (btw…my recent Haikus are not completely only mine, as my first lines are the last lines of Haikus that preceded mine in the Creative Writing forum at ilovephilosophy.com) … Continue reading

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It rained that day.

It rained that day. If something life-changing is imminent, “It rained that day” inserts itself like a hypnotic suggestion into my mind, telling me I can weather this storm, too. Things never stop changing, and it usually doesn’t rain.  It’s … Continue reading

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A few recent haikus…

a straw becomes gold an arrow in the whirlwind who can escape it? …. as in days of yore the seed springs up eternal drawn toward the heights …. Birds of a feather Flock. Iron sharpens iron. Chip off the … Continue reading

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Haimerick Maneuver

There was an old soul with an abysmal hole and shadow puppet ends. They were true for him until he realized they lacked real correspondence. Rarely, if ever, did he question whether he hungered for nothing. About Portfolio Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Request Project

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