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Tag Archives: hope
“Look For the Helpers” (a poem by KPKeelan & Chester Perryess)
. Oh, what a Big Hurt! Our poor planet! Such a giant, menacing shadow cast by such a tiny, oblivious critter. We grieve! 24/7. It’s all we do. It’s all we can do. The hurt is so Big, there is … Continue reading
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Tagged caronavirus, change, Chester Perryess, Covid-19, future, helping, hope, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, opportunity, pandemic, poems, poetry, public services
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FLIX PIX (1233): “AND LIFE GOES ON, Even After Heartbreaking Tragedy”
AND LIFE GOES ON (directed by Abbas Kiarostami, 1992) ***** (out of 5) . > Abbas Kiarostami’s half-documentary mediation on the aftermath of Iran’s deadly earthquake of 1990 has a quiet power that is difficult to pinpoint. . It was a … Continue reading
Posted in Flix Pix
Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, And Life Goes On, art, cinema, compassion, criticism, destruction, documentaries, earthquakes, entertainment, faith, films, hope, ideas, Iran, Iranian cinema, Kevin Keelan, Koker, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Life and Nothing More, movies, Natural disasters, opinion, people, Persia, recovery, resilience, reviews, suffering, tragedy
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“Harmony in Any Language” (by KPKeelan)
. > The sheer diversity of human culture amazes and delights me. J’aimerais tellement voir la paix et la fraternité entre ces cultures et ces nations. Purtroppo, la divisione e il conflitto sembrano essere più la norma della tolleranza o … Continue reading
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Tagged change, cooperation, harmony, hope, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, peace, tolerence, world culture
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“Kevin Wonders: WHAT IF…” (by KPKeelan)
What if… … it were an honor to serve the elderly in this society, and providing a home or a meal or some needed companionship to older people was considered a privilege- something people were eager and happy to do? … Continue reading
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Tagged change, choices, civics, compassion, future, hope, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, lifestyle, love, patriotism, progress, United States, values
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“I MAKE MY STAND (My Manifesto)” (a poem by KPKeelan) [12-31-13]
life is short. time flies by. there goes the year- and here is the final poem in the series: no. 365 of 365. I do hope you’ve enjoyed the journey, and will stick with me into that Great Unknown: the … Continue reading
Posted in From 2013: Poems From a Turbulent Year
Tagged 2013, addiction, America, American culture, belief, capitalism, choices, class, empowerment, enlightenment, hope, human rights, humanity, hunger, hypocrisy, justice, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, living, love, manifesto, poems, poetry, responsibility, social criticism, society, solidarity, time, values, workers
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“ONE WEEK OF PEACE/51 WEEKS OF STRIFE” (a poem by KPKeelan) [12-22-13]
. With all the dysfunction of the holiday- the breathless hypocrisy of rampant consumerism, our excess consumption, (as we go merrily gift shopping for plastic kitch!) the dreary soundtrack of tired carols, an onslaught of insipid commercials that manipulate children’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, brotherhood, charity, children, Christmas, commerce, consumerism, family, forgetfulness, gratitude, holidays, hope, hunger, hypocrisy, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, love, manipulation, mortality, peace, poems, poetry
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“A BRUISED HEART, KEPT PRISONER BY FEAR” (a poem by KPKeelan) [10-29-13]
. Be still my careening heart! I got the infection. Don’t know how it happened. Thought those days of infatuation were long gone, with my spendthrift youth. (Apparently not.) So beautiful, the image of this willful illusion- so enticing and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, desire, emotion, fear, flirting, hope, human attraction, insecurity, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, life, love, people, poems, poetry, potential, relationships, self doubt, the mind, warmth, wishes, women, yearning
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“TODAY” (a poem by KPKeelan) [10-26-13]
. Sometimes I’m in a hurry to be done with it. Like many, I go on past exhaustion, beyond disillusionment, without the helpful mirage of hope, lacking a path to walk on. I grow weary of pretending there is any … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, denial, depression, despair, disillusionment, emotion, happiness, hope, joy, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, life, living, optimism, poems, poetry, pretense, problems, realism, struggles, the human condition, trials, withdrawal
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“11:59 PM and Another Birthday- Old Age Looks Back at Youth” (by KPKeelan)
* “Sometimes I lie awake at night and wonder where my life will lead me… waiting to pass under sleep’s dark and silent gate.” * > Here, squatting on this perch of decades, it’s a vast vista of Time- usually … Continue reading
Posted in TASTY TIDBITS
Tagged aging, beauty, consciousness, hope, ideas, illusion, Jackson Browne, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, love, memory, perspective, reality, realization, regret, remembrance, self reflection, truth, youth
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