Monthly Archives: August 2014

In Memory of Old Friends

Posted on August 26, 2014 by bobgriffith

 When I woke up this morning, you were on my mind. It’s been a long time. I left there long ago, I had to ramble and walk away my blues and move on, through old and new troubles and worries … Continue reading →

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Molly Ivins, American Sequoia

Posted on August 20, 2014 by bobgriffith

Molly Ivins coined the nickname “Shrub” for George W. Bush. She championed freedom, and her strong stands typically supported democratic principles, the underdog, the disenfranchised, the overlooked and the neglected. She despised greed, stupidity, selfishness and ignorance. She spoke often … Continue reading →

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Robin Williams

Posted on August 15, 2014 by bobgriffith

On the front porch with coffee this morning, a cloud of birds flying through my mind. The life and death of Robin Williams occupies my thoughts. Inchoate, without sequence or arrangement, reflections – true reflections, wisps in the mirror of … Continue reading →

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Thin Blood

Posted on August 6, 2014 by bobgriffith

Hearts tamed of passion still feel, still love. Yet the blood runs thin there and the throb of the universe is a measured metronomic tick marking time in even steps. Their success is on its way to Byzantium where the … Continue reading →

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