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Impermanence
Submitted by ed_roa on November 10, 2008 - 10:27am. essay“What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind,
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be;
In the soothing thoughts that spring
Out of human suffering;
In the faith that looks through death,
Ethics In Advertising
Submitted by ed_roa on November 5, 2008 - 9:38am. No approved Therapeutic Claim“What is the difference between unethical and ethical advertising? Unethical advertising uses falsehoods to deceive the public; ethical advertising uses truth to deceive the public.” ~Vilhjalmur Stefansson, 1964
Lately there have been products which claim to aid vital organs from harm caused by lifestyles that are characterized by excessive indulgence in eating, bohemian living and other unsafe and immoderate diversions.
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Blogsphere on 9/11
Submitted by ed_roa on September 16, 2008 - 10:04pm. 9/11I wrote this piece on the 5th anniversary of 9/11. I thought I should share this before it is thrown into the dustbin of my past writings
When the Inkwell Dries Up
Submitted by ed_roa on April 25, 2008 - 7:24am. Writing
The last time I wrote was weeks ago.
It must have been from sheer laziness that I neglected to pick up the pen again to populate white space with black streaks, curves and dots. They may remain as such…meaningless splatters of black on white since there seems to be nothing to write about.
The Road Less Traveled
Submitted by ed_roa on April 12, 2008 - 10:36am. essay “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
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Superman Help!
Submitted by ed_roa on April 5, 2008 - 7:52am. Political doggerel Where have all the heroes gone?
Heroes to boast of we may have none
With his shiny kris Lapulapu struck with ease
Magellan’s head flew above the mangrove trees
Writer's Divine Heritage
Submitted by ed_roa on April 1, 2008 - 8:15am. Inspirational essay on writingWriters' Divine Heritage )
“To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower... hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour...” William Blake
Dustin
Submitted by ed_roa on March 14, 2008 - 11:13am. Personal EssayI remember holding Dustin's arms as we went down the steep rocky steps leading to the carp pond and the Balinese hut on stilts in the middle of the water. Dustin at seven didn’t seem strong enough to negotiate the long and uneven steps of the garden at the back of the house.
Memoirs: An Attempt To Deny Mortality
Submitted by ed_roa on March 10, 2008 - 7:31am. autobio-essayTo the young, my pieces would seem self indulgent but that is how it is. At my age there is the urge, almost a compulsion to put on paper the past.
"Good night sweet prince..."
Submitted by ed_roa on February 25, 2008 - 9:28am. a Eulogy“Good night sweet prince…”
