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House Where Nobody Lives Photo by erix! @ flickr

From Denny: While researching for a recent poem I'm doing I ran across this photo and its wonderful poem. Enjoy!

From the photographer:

There's a house on my block
That's abandoned and cold
Folks moved out of it a
Long time ago
And they took all their things
And they never came back
Looks like it's haunted
With the windows all cracked
And everyone call it
The house, the house where
Nobody lives

Once it held laughter
Once it held dreams
Did they throw it away
Did they know what it means
Did someone's heart break
Or did someone do somebody wrong?

Well the paint was all cracked
It was peeled off of the wood
Papers were stacked on the porch
Where I stood
And the weeds had grown up
Just as high as the door
There were birds in the chimney
And an old chest of drawers
Looks like no one will ever
Come back to the
House were nobody lives

Once it held laughter
Once it held dreams
Did they throw it away
Did they know what it means
Did someone's heart break
Or did someone do someone wrong?
So if you find someone
Someone to have, someone to hold
Don't trade it for silver
Don't trade it for gold
I have all of life's treasures
And they are fine and they are good
They remind me that houses
Are just made of wood
What makes a house grand
Ain't the roof or the doors
If there's love in a house
It's a palace for sure
Without love...
It ain't nothin but a house
A house where nobody lives
Without love it ain't nothin
But a house, a house where
Nobody lives.


By Tom Waits
Mule Variations (1999)
House Where Nobody Lives

On the photographer's profile page of erix! who is a social worker:


Beauty may be hidden in shape
Truth may be hidden in words
Wisdom may be hidden in pictures
Love may be hidden in souls

Let us make things visible

Louisiana Summer Sigh

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By Denny Lyon @ HubPages

From Denny: Just wrote this as my summer poem. Awesome photos from my flickr friends to illustrate it, take a look!

Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography @ flickr

Read a Tribute Poem About Michael Jackson

Word Cloud Photo by Denny Lyon
Copyright 2 July 2009
All Rights Reserved

Read a tribute poem about the passing of a music legend over at The Social Poets blog under this post of a coffee recipe and a poem:

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Have a safe weekend, everyone! Thanks for visiting!

Denny

Flower: Tulip center

Tulip center, originally uploaded by tanakawho.

Illustrates blog posts to 2 blogs, thank you!

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Wonderful inspirational video! Great for creative people to help with discouragement or burnout. Good images and music too. Worth the listen.

Animal: coming back to life

coming back to life, originally uploaded by TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³.

coming back to life
"Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life

I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the waiting had begun
And headed straight into the shining sun"

Pink Floyd - 'Coming Back to Life'

People: Life rushing by...

Life rushing by..., originally uploaded by .craig.

Rush Hour
by Mark Gamble

Red cages crammed through the streets
Carrying suited stereotypes
To official offices at which the officiate
Cheery Children chirping in uniformed banter
Monotone motors ripping the air.

Subterranean caskets fly through tunnels
Managerial morons fighting for carriage
Halting and pushing, Ranting and raving
Muted mimes play at their act in silent pretence
Empowered electric's lighting the dark

Iron Horses flashing by houses
Bringing Business back to its heart
Slicing through towns, commuters on its back
Lovers lounging quietly in there own sweet sentiment
Wild whistling waking the day

Little coloured ants crawling the roads
Conveying the family furiously slow
Rolling on cautiously, coughing and spitting
Buskers play their tunes in lonesome laments
A brilliant ballet entertaining the sky.

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Poem and pastel drawing by Denny Lyon - simplistic drawing easy to see on small monitors!

People: Just vote No!

Just vote no, originally uploaded by Steve Punter.

To war
it's a crime
raise
a hand
extend
it
in peace
Gaza
must survive

Originally taken at the People's March against Knife and Gun Crime
Death is 100 per cent
if you are the victim
and war
is only
a matter of numbers