Words & Music

by Mike Power

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  • Antigua Sketchbook

    Antigua is an island bordered on one side by the Atlantic Ocean and on the other by the Caribbean Sea. The only things more beautiful than its beaches and the breeze filtering through the shade of its palm trees are its people. The word vacation comes from the Latin vacare – to be empty. I… Read more

  • Divine Laughter

    There is a god and she has a plan for each of us, a puzzle distributed at birth with one lifetime to solve it. We call it life, or reality, or love, or time, or the universe, but the name we give it doesn’t matter. Words are meaningless in the realm of gods. It usually… Read more

  • The Inevitable Sky

    The air is cool but the sun feels nice Angels observe from a discreet distance But there is no way to hide benevolence Any more than I can hide my love The breeze is soft but insistent Rest, it says, but not too long Eventually I will have to move I will have to return… Read more

  • Don’t be surprised…

    Don’t be surprised if you see me in your dreams I see you in mine all of the time And I don’t know how these things work but I indulge the suspicion that there might be some pathway to reciprocity Read more

  • I hear the silence

    I hear the thunder in the distance But does it hear me? Does it know that I need patience? I hear the leaves dancing in the trees But do they hear me? Are we listening to the same music? I hear the beating of my heart But does it hear the silent voices asking it… Read more

  • Ye Olde Social Media

    Ralph Waldo Emerson’s 19th Century take on social media: At times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with emphatic trifles. Friend, client, child, sickness, fear, want, charity, all knock at once at thy closet door, and say, “Come out unto us.” But keep thy state; come not into their confusion.… Read more