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2011 in review
Posted in Uncategorized on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On New Year Eve, 2011
Posted in poetry, tagged 2012, Benny Thomas, New Year, poetry on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I Will Not Toast to this Year© I will not toast to this Year As new as any day breaking: Silently as a dream sleepwalking, Men’s fears horripilating And with beads of sweat rising From each downy hair- It is no toast to a day lived to the full Nor to a dream yet to [...]
Art- last entry for the year
Posted in art, tagged Benny Thomas, Denmark, menhirs, watercolor on December 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Antelope-skull
Posted in animals, tagged anatomy, art, Benny Thomas, pastel on color paper on December 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Quote
Posted in quotes, tagged Benny Thomas, freedom, life, priorities, reason, sense on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On freedom © How do I measure my freedom? I do in the restraints I place on it so reason and my goals do not short change each other. Having come to a man’s estate all things are possible but not all things serve my purpose; nor does it justify my sense. benny
Second Time Around- a fable
Posted in humor, tagged Benny Thomas, Cluster principle, Hindu gods, Lord Shiva, third eye, Trinity on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lord Siva is the third of Trinity. He is the god of destruction. One day he got somewhat upset by his consort Parvati and went off to think things over. He went through cities where people lived and at one place he saw a small crowd. He drew near. He was shocked to see a [...]
A parody on King Lear’s ‘Blow, Winds’ speech
Posted in parody, tagged Benny Thomas, comic poetry, google, Heath, King Lear, Larry Page, parody, Shakespeare, spam filter on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ac III, sc-ii (lines 1-24) Spam! Spam! Delete them all! Out! Out! You cowardly poltroons stop And think what you cut and paste does no good! Your sulphurous and beguiling offer Clog my inbox! And a spam filter –seems what Stops you on tracks ! And almighty Jove here Comes an offer- for spam filter [...]
Persian cat-after Beth van Heusen
Posted in animals, tagged art, Benny Thomas, beth van heusen, brush, drawing, pen and ink for accents, wash on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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