A collection of short poems by Brian Andreas
Fog
There are your fog
people & your sun
people, he said. I
said I wasn’t sure
which kind I was.
He nodded. Fog’ll
do that to you, he
said.
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“Know how to renew your glitter. It is the birthright of the Phoenix: even the best goes stale, and so its fame, for familiarity kills admiration, wherefore something fresh even though mediocre comes to outshine the greater virtue, grown old. Bring about, therefore, your rebirth, in courage, in spirit, in fortune, in everything. Clothe yourself anew in shining armor, and rise again like the sun: change the theater for your appearance, in order that your absence from the one may evoke desire, and your novelty in the other, applause.” - Baltasar Gracian
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“The only rule is work. If you work, it will lead to something. It’s the people who do all of the work all the time who eventually catch on to things.”
~ from the Immaculate Heart College Art Department Rules
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Seventy-Five
Would you like to liberate yourself from the lower realms of life? Would you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness. If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.
These are Lao Tzu’s instructions on how to be an Uberman. Read. Do. Transform.
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“The storytellers always had the greatest seat by the fire.” - Anthony Minghella
Storytellers are the great architects of our lives. They build platforms on which we stand, lifting us up with each inspiring anecdote. They weave beds of satin and cashmere, enveloping us in tales of romance and longing. Regardless of the medium, the great storytellers of our lives build fires in our souls, and warm their hands on our hearts - never lost, never forgotten.
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If I could impart just a few words of worldly wisdom on your weary ears this day I would say:
Don’t. Stop.
How many of us spent hours, days, weeks and months
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