Category Archives: wisdom

Anti-dystopoem

Posted on 24 August, 2020 by PoetJanstie

(for G Jamie Dedes) United we stand, divided we fall. Together we rise. Alone, we hear only the call from sirens of an alternative kind of destiny, where attention seeking soldiers of fortune, their collegial architects and faceless shadows construct … Continue reading →

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Dēmokratía

Posted on 22 November, 2019 by PoetJanstie

Have you ever felt the mocking tone of those who disagree with common sense whose point of view bears truly little weight. To deny understanding. Socratic debate. For whom jocular bullying is their choice of stick to avoid a dialectic … Continue reading →

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Comment for Kole

Posted on 3 January, 2017 by PoetJanstie

Never expecting too much of life Is like preparing to be surprised. When all it throws at you is bad news, it comes good! Then you popped your head above the parapet to say Hello, it’s me, I’m here! Where’s … Continue reading →

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The Secrets of Life

Posted on 21 January, 2013 by PoetJanstie

The riptide pulled and weighed us down, swimming in our shoals. It bent us in our will to win, oh weary, sorry souls. Oh tiresome, terrifying days when scholars moved to preach that all of Christendom was ours, but always … Continue reading →

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A Lion is Born

Posted on 5 October, 2011 by PoetJanstie

(For Leo) It was amid an Indian summer, deep in the season’s golden glow when we would normally expect the crisp and still of autumn’s chill, beckonning a hint of winter’s snow. For two days there had been no cloud. … Continue reading →

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Grasslands

Posted on 28 August, 2011 by PoetJanstie

A poem inspired by two people: Rumi – ancient poet extraordinaire Craig – Grassland Scientist and almost poet, but nonetheless extraordinaire and a photo… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I see you there, underneath the sky, that huge and glorious high. And in-between, a … Continue reading →

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You Rock

Posted on 1 August, 2011 by PoetJanstie

Unlike the rose, whose life is all too short; whose beauty, transient, strikes the heart with olfactory refrain, intoxicating ache, to caress my right brain with melancholic pang, you… you resist the tides, whose rhythms, trying to change, never seem … Continue reading →

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Rose Petal

Posted on 30 June, 2011 by PoetJanstie

You came to me from rose vermilion red; so rude and flushed with health you seemed to be. I was surprised when I discerned instead your disposition was no longer free; that, whilst you were so moist and soft, I … Continue reading →

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Listen, You!

Posted on 27 May, 2011 by PoetJanstie

Listen, you! Listen, look, observe Read the post or question Carefully No more than we deserve! Listen, you Pay attention, please Read the post and inwardly Digest Before you post your sleaze If we talked You may give sharp retort … Continue reading →

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An Easter Message from Good Friday, Good Fortune?

Posted on 24 April, 2011 by PoetJanstie

Easter is a time, in the Christian calendar, that celebrates sacrifice, but most important of all, forgiveness. I didn’t plan to write this article, it just came to me, prompted by some unlikely sources. It has given me another interesting … Continue reading →

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