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MY LATEST POETRY BOOK PUBLISHED TODAY!!!
GET YOUR COPY TODAY! More often than not, I am hastening to get a poem fleshed out in the wee hours of the morning, serendipity is at...
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Jun 17, 20231 min read


AWAKE YET
*photo by Erin Secretarski First there was Eve Cain and Able Then violence BC Romans Then CHRIST Huns Genghis Khan Communists The...
tenbrunsel2
Jun 14, 20231 min read


THE MESICK SCALE
The real O-fficial Mesick Burger Rating Scale The scale ranges from 1 through 10. 10 is the highest rating and reserved only for the...
tenbrunsel2
Jun 7, 20233 min read


TOO OLD TO DIE
Lord, Dear Lord, I Pray this day This prayer I say Pass me by, I’m waaay too, Old to die!
tenbrunsel2
Jun 3, 20231 min read


SELF HELP SERIES: Parents, You Have To Be Present to Win!
My First Rule of Thumb in Raising Children - Parent’s you have to be present to win! Anticipating My Child’s Needs or How to Avoid Temper...
tenbrunsel2
Jun 1, 20233 min read


MY FAVORITE SISTER
Every day in every way We’ve tracked different trails Together me and you So every breathe you take I breathe too Apart, we are one from...
tenbrunsel2
May 31, 20231 min read


THE FENCE POST
Woods hiking Thu’er day or not I came upon A fence post Grayed and Weather worn Nary a bit o’ rot Appeared several rusty barb fence Lay...
tenbrunsel2
May 28, 20231 min read


BIKING ON MY MIND
*photos by Erin Secretarski So there Then and there I left my bike, Grounded And took a hike. I looked back and my bike, Had followed...
tenbrunsel2
May 24, 20231 min read


CARFREE
*photo by Erin The road traveled round Up and down Me on my trusteed steed Carfree and happy Bugs in my hair I have all That I need.
tenbrunsel2
May 20, 20231 min read


CASUAL GARDENING TIPS #3
Spring planting time is here. You’re past the last frost for your area. You’ve hardened your seedling starts and are ready to set them in...
tenbrunsel2
May 15, 20232 min read


LOVELY YET LONELY
“Cogitat; ergo est.” Lovely yet lonely A cold wind blows A cold statue, it’s heart Within, Bronze gold. So lovely yet so lonely, Who...
tenbrunsel2
May 10, 20232 min read


IF I SHOULD DIE
If I should die . . . On the trail, I died bout as happy as it gits – and if the coyotes git to me first, then I’m twice as happy cause I...
tenbrunsel2
May 10, 20231 min read


MY CARL SANDBURG WRITER’S WORKSHOP
The homework assignment was to read the poetry of Carl Sandburg and look for the proofs that he demonstrates in his works. And when you...
tenbrunsel2
May 8, 20231 min read


MAY DAY
*photo by Brian and Laura Today is May Day Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! The call for help day The first day of May May Day Barefoot day Dance...
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May 1, 20231 min read


SELF-HELP SERIES: How to Treat Migraines
Before doing anything see your primary care physician or a headache clinic. Migraines are often confused with muscle tension headaches....
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May 1, 20232 min read


OH SEA OF GALILEE
*photo by Brian and Laura Oh take me down To the Sea of Galillee Cleanse me Wash me free Of my iniquity For from where I bedded I woke up...
tenbrunsel2
Apr 24, 20232 min read


WINTER’S SPRING
Wait! What snow is this That lays today, Upon my snowy land. You’ve come to steal my Spring You have, With your blustery frozen hand!...
tenbrunsel2
Apr 20, 20231 min read


THE TOMB OF THE HERMIT*
On downs’ the holler, Back up the hill They says’ there’s a man A man and a still A man Unspoken for many ‘ayear They say he’s a grieving...
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Apr 15, 20232 min read


RISEN!
*painting by Daniel Flynn It’s Easter Easter morning And somehow I can’t don my fancy Easter hat And go to Church Instead I went to the...
tenbrunsel2
Apr 9, 20231 min read


SAGE ADVICE
Less dope Less smoke Less drink Lest the ship Begin to sink. Author’s Notes: And the list goes on. Sometimes youth and the woke...
tenbrunsel2
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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