May 2013
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A tune I’ve worked on today…...
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April 2013
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Being Water
When meeting
Life’s resistance
Or an obstacle
Of self
Do not think yourself
The stream
That gently
Trickles
Or the waterfall
That willingly
Accepts
Decline
But rather
The deep
And wondrous
Ocean
From which
It all came.
~ Jack J
March 2013
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Shelf, with a silent 'h'.
Let me go!
You are currently
Slashing
My spiritual
Artery,
This great thing
Trying to pump
Knowing
Knowing that I
Am star dust
Not to be kept
In a little jar
On your
Ego shelf.
~ Jack J
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Never-Ending, Just Begun
How sad it is
To see a glass
As half full
When you could
Just fill it up.
How sad it is
To fill up a glass
When the glass
Has already broken.
How sad it is
To come to terms with
One thing beginning,
Already ending.
How sad it is
That it isn’t.
~ Jack
Anonymous asked: How old are ye?
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Day/Night, Not-me/Me
Know that
When Sister Moon
Decides to shine
You can find my
Invisible hand
In the light,
Reaching for yours
In hope
They’ll hold
One another
Tightly, closely
Til Brother Sun
Commands the sky
Signalling
The time for
Midnight secrets
To escape
And take
Sweet flight.
~ Jack J
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Incarnations
Is that a pretty face
To love
Or just another
Incarnation
Of that realisation
That far more poetic
Is the belief of love
Than love itself,
Unless of the self
The love is.
~Jack J
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“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has plenty; not on your...”
– Charles Dickens
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Awakening - Chapter 1
Before this post I posted the opening to a story I have in mind (http://thejackjblog.tumblr.com/post/45183845680/story-opening). The story now has a placeholder name of ‘Awakening’. The protagonist’s name of Jack is also a placeholder. Here is the 1st chapter (I will be keeping them short) - it still doesn’t explicitly elude to the main themes of the story, but I hope you...
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Story Opening
Have a story idea in my mind and this is how I was planning on opening it. It doesn’t quite elude to the main themes of the story just yet, but I think it carries the mood that I’m thinking of capturing. Something quite young and straight-forward in it’s voice I suppose, but gritty.
Jack’s breath became frantic as he dashed down the alleyway, his slight frame working in his...
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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– Philo of Alexandria
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Soul Searching
The snowfall grew heavier. A biting wind saw itself caught under the pilgrim’s cloak, a now billowing sail in favour of bringing him home. His chest was slowly becoming a frozen cavern, but a grim persistence remained, forcing him up the slope. He sought little comfort in the crunch of every step.
The drawn-out breaths of a haggard man escaped him as he slipped; a bony grasp reaching out...
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Be Nice To People
Peel the fruit,
Dare to bite,
Amaze your tongue
With the juice
Of gratitude.
Let it
Coat your lips
And bless
Every word
That passes by.
Pour forth
Joy
At every chance,
For only
When you
Let loose
Loving words
Do they then
Find you.
~ Jack J
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See Ya
Take my hand
But not for too long
Because I need it
To wave off
My weaker self
For my other hand
Is too busy
Giving the middle finger
~ Jack J
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The Lightkeeper
It is you who illuminates,
Lights the way for those
Lost in the sea
Of uncertainty.
But alone are you
When the lights go out
And you are caught
In the current.
There is no one to save
The one who saves,
Your cries drowned out
By expectation.
You’ll muse it is tough
To need help,
But perhaps as tough
To be a constant helper.
And they’ll think
That’s a dark thing...
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The Astronaut
When closely
acquainted with
infinite nothing
do you suddenly
feel aware
of the
infinite somethings
that do little
to define you
or do you
continue to
float away
ignoring the fact
the world
could very much fit
in your hands
~Jack J
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The Painter
Walking in the same old shoes
Across not so bold paths,
It’s become a condition.
The search for just something
That isn’t numbing,
This futile journey
Of an escapist
Devoid of true meaning.
Same person and surprisingly
The same scene -
Is everything as it seems?
Not ‘til these repeated paintings
Are rejected
And a true artist found within.
~Jack J
February 2013
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Desire
I carry this torch for you,
It is burning, undying, raging.
The flames, they are licking,
They dance sensually,
Bringing me near boiling.
For the fire is in my cheeks,
It’s in my veins,
It’s in my breath -
Hot wisps daring
To brush
Your body.
Let me
Set
You
Alight.
We’ll burn together.
Until we are ashes
Left to be scattered
By this thing called life
Or...
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I am Bucket
Falling down the well,
Embracing smell of damp,
Drifting in a darkness
That seems to never end.
If this was all I knew,
Would I wonder
Whether there was more to life
Than waiting for a splash?
~Jack J
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Age Limit For Politicians
I sometimes wonder whether this should be a thing. Often there will be surprise at there being a young politician. I can totally understand this - wisdom comes from experience, experience comes from living and older people have lived longer, right!
But I think that may be a rather crude, reductionist way of thinking. I’d venture to say that experience is so incredibly colourful and our way...
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Dear, Future Me
Oh please, please hold your head up high
For you are one who has walked the light.
I would like to think I’m not long behind,
But I stopped to tie my shoelaces.
How long it will take? Not sure.
They are truly knotted and their true way,
I’m sure you understand, is hard to trace.
An excuse, I know,
But accept what I have to say
And soon be amazed
By what I will soon have to...
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Persona
Are you the saint this world needs
Or just another guy
Strapping feathers to his back.
Do you shine the way you do
By treating gold like food,
Stuffing your face
Whilst there are those who lack.
Isn’t it a shame to pretend,
Having to act
As though you are God-sent.
Wouldn’t it be lovely
If we all said
Hello, I am what I am.
~ Jack J
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The Truth Behind the Hat
When one thing ends,
Progress might begin
And leave people thinking,
‘Why such a silly hat, anyway?’
~Jack J
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Determination
In a tough, shitty world,
You have to wade,
Not sink,
‘Cos wouldn’t it be great
To at least see the arse
That pains you.
~Jack J
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Peace and Dove
Backflip out a cherry tree,
Tell me that you cherish me.
Steal a shiny star from space,
So love for me can be traced.
Write a loving song for me,
Fill others with jealousy.
Walk along the beach together,
So I know that this will last forever.
Perhaps such things could win one’s love,
And grant a bond, like peace and dove,
But for me these things you don’t have to do
When I...
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Geometry 101
Standing at the cliff-face -
Should I, should I not.
The physical is only temporary,
So why not.
Because it hurts, that’s why.
Can anyone live on the edge
When the world is round?
~ Jack J
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Fortune
How cold it is out there,
I wonder.
Much colder
Than the shit you shoot,
Or are you one to chase
Those wisps of smoke?
Wrapped up in my bed,
Where I am safe to wonder,
I recall the day
Spent trying to help,
And come to hate
This thing called fortune.
~Jack J
January 2013
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The Sanctity of Life
Get up, get down,
Listen to the ground.
Can you hear the sound
Of a 100 billion people
Having left their mark?
Nope.
~ Jack J
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Nightmare
How is it you still torment me?
Perhaps for lifetimes to come
You will stalk the lands of my dreams,
Everything you touch
Becoming fiendish,
Sewing nightmarish seams
That are oh so hard to break.
Do I enjoy this pain?
There may be some part of me
That feels there is something
To be gained.
But he is just a part,
Like you, really.
So take him and leave me be - Me and my real heart.
...
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The Party
The mystery is not yours to solve,
For you are a latecomer to this party.
I am the one who is most involved,
As it was me who brought the pudding.
Yes, you may be led to drop
Your silly cocktail sausages,
But I much prefer a bitter taste
To that fizzy pop
You insist on swigging.
For there is nothing sweet to see here,
Unless sweetness is a measure
Of denial.
~ Jack J
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Self-Improvement
You are my bright side,
My sunshine,
You are my chilled vibes
On a not so happy day.
Alone was I
To walk the sad world
Before you came along
And taught me to fly.
Now they look up
And watch me,
Not able to grasp
This simple notion of free.
But sometimes I
Am among them,
Feeling I am not yet you
And you are not yet me.
I am in that moment
Abandoned - for all to see.
~ Jack J
December 2012
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End of my World
Waves may form,
The Earth may shake,
The very sky may fall,
But this is not the end of my World.
No, My World ends
When you end,
Because at that moment
I will lose my love,
My life,
My greatest friend.
~ Jack J
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End of the World
And so the world ended as I know it,
Just like every moment
Of experiencing it,
For the new world has just been born
Now,
And now,
And now,
And now.
But most forgetting
And thinking us stagnant
When really we are
Renewing.
Welcome to the new world again,
Again,
And again,
Do choose to tread well.
~Jack J
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Ice
Your words
Are cold, biting,
Like a tundra breeze.
Not very
Inviting, you push me away
And set me free.
~Jack J
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The World Goes Round
Just as the seasons change,
So too is it necessary for a goodbye
After a hello,
For both the highs and the lows,
For the darkest night to truly grasp
The new day, so wonderful and bright.
So too can I realise, that you are simply
The autumn leaves of my world.
Fallen, the barren tree now shown,
Before Spring shows it’s promising smile
And to me a Being,
Perhaps akin to you,
Is...
November 2012
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John Pitts, A Hero of the People
So here’s a random thing I wrote a while ago. I’m not sure if I like it. I enjoy some of the random lines and moments in it, but is it a good, cohesive piece of creative writing… Well, I dunno - I will let you decide!
Scribbles, quibbles and those not short of nibbles are what fill this court. Heavily pampered faces poke out of masses of extravagant robes, robes that dare to...
Anonymous asked: Hey Bru, It has been far too long matey. Miss your lovely faceness, always reading Earthly Embrace though dude. I like the hat-tip to Camel Spank in the lastest episode of Zhosh btw =] Can't find you on FB, figure you've taken the wonderful step to abandoning the deluge of insanity that constitutes the FB phenomenon. Will drop yas a text or call soon boyo - Love, The Dutchified Ginger
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The Flow of Love
That feeling when you are a river,
Of love, light, harmony,
Falling upon another.
Soft collisions with sister and brother,
You are the ripples in the lake,
At the end
And beginning of the trail.
Is this how it feels to be free?
Amongst those who are willingly
Being who they wish to be?
If so I’ve found joy in this World -
A find I once thought was shamefully distant.
~ Jack J
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Adventures of Zhosh
Pfffblblbablub! Zho blew his scraggly hair from his face, the odd hair clinging to his tongue. Not a cling valiant enough to truly pester him, but enough to send him into a facial spasm and repeated hitting of himself. With his clumsy swagger, Zho walked out of the women’s toilets feeling refreshed and somewhat cheeky. Exactly the mood he needed if he was to find a job today.
On a wall outside...
October 2012
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Bye Bye Birdie
Bye bye sweet thing,
It really was sad to find you broken.
Those wings won’t flap
And those dying colours
Will attract only flies.
By chance did we meet
And then did I realise
The first death
Is with the last breath,
But the next death
Will come at the last exchange.
Not only physically
But through memory.
And not soon will I forget
The day of your final song.
~ Jack J
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Dared to Embrace
Not sure where this came from?
In our hands
We hold one another’s hearts.
We’ve dared to smile, laugh
And love,
But harrowing is the thought
That one says
Goodbye
Before the other.
When I embrace the eternal night,
Will you be there?
If you are first - I will not,
Because this will already
Be the death of me.
~ Jack J
August 2012
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Random Untitled Musing
If a bird is nothing without wings
Then without Spirit
We would be nothing,
As it is this
That makes us free and flying.
For the inspired human
Lasts beyond dying.
There is more going into them
Than you could ever take -
Would you bother to rake
A single leaf
From a planet filled with Autumn?
Would you look to a lake
And steal a single drop
If stealing its being
Was your...
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Lights Out
Really, I miss you.
They say that when you
Go on your long holiday,
Move on to elsewhere,
Sleep forever (and I hope
you are sleeping sweetly),
You continue to look on.
Well never has it been so painful
For a whole room of eyes
To look upon me.
So quiet, watching,
Why can’t I see, hear, feel?
I would cut off my own hands
If that meant they could
Move on and holds yours.
Sadly,...
