Thanks,Jana - your image of me is what I'd like to be :)

Still praying that you prosper and I'm sure your readers are missing you too

Well, I hope to see your posts soon - they've made some changes and things are better :)

Yes, what's in a name, @slowwalker? In the west it seems people have forgotten the meaning of names preferring to call children something that sounds pleasant or unique or has a different spelling. But

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Re: Hey Jude - saw McCartney on Stephen Colbert's late show - a Korean boy band was on too - Colbert asked them what was their favourite Beatles song and they all broke into the hook - Na Na Na Na, Na

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Every once in a while, maybe once in a lifetime, you meet someone with forever in their eyes - that's your compass, a weathervane through storms - your constant North Star. I would say I was fortunate

Thanks, Creatr - When are you coming back, my friend? I miss you :)

Hi Creatr! Thanks, my friend - Hope everything's good with you and yours and that you're gainfully employed, lol.

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Very True, Arthur - even when I'm out of my comfort zone if I'm with the one I love, I feel right at home :)

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I do occasionally but it's rare. The Dedicated To You poem was also the dedication of my novels to my wife - fitting because she's my Muse. I understand the line between public and private - some writers

smoke and CO2 detectors are a necessary nuisance - it drives the animals crazy when I test the batteries...and that's just the neighbours, lol. Every time we spring forward or fall back - but now they

That's true, Arthur - i prefer the sense of wonder though, as opposed to the dark night of the soul :)

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Well, that"s true, my friend. The heart is deceitful above all things - Who can know it? Certainly not me - I struggle to truly know myself and all I can give the reader is a sense of what it feels