Mislaid flame of tender emotionsRekindled.Together we live to the point of tears, I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Be content to love, to dazzle in the light, If only for moments… And then be gone, With gladness in your heart, Before the creeping shadows Claim too much your sadness at leaving.

Ours was such a delicious risk. My being abruptly and altogether Ecstatic and be-stilled.

On the canvas of life, Every sweep of the brush matters, Counts for something.

Sense how Even the smooth stones ache With stories of their own In the shuddering light of day.

The searing light of morning Asks unwelcome questions, Fragile hopes soon blistered by daylight.

Be brave enough to never yearn For that you cannot hold close In your heart forever. Tread lightly, cherish compassion And live in the moment without fear.

Ultimately not one amongst us Will ever be denied that, The glimmer of a chance to shine.

I am sad, like the hot dust on the streets And the music of fresh fallen leaves Caught in a sliding summer breeze.

Sublime moments refracted, Even if only for seconds, Caught forever in your soul.

Nothing that truly matters Can ever evaporate, Be excised, Burnt out of your soul.

What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called? ...of these things have I asked.

Nothing ends. There is only transformation, ugly as it may be.

If you close your door to the world of books, the gates of the world of ignorance automatically opens and quickly pulls you inside!

Doorman: Good morning Mr. PeaknisMr. P.: Go to hell

pessimists see people as liabilities to manage, as burdens or threats that we must minimize.

If you wanted to put the world to rights, who should you begin with: yourself or others?

Where absolute superiority is not attainable, you must produce a relative one at the decisive point by making skillful use ofwhat you have.

If you stop thinking, if you stop wondering, you die.

It isn't personal per se to document what the Republican Party leadership is doing and how they're abrogating actual leadership.

Music is a very big participant in everything I do, from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed.