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Being a collection of poetry, prose, and metaphor on beauty and life.
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Mists and Mornings
Mists and Mornings
Gathering those special moments.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 20, 2017
What’s My Name?
What’s My Name?
We all need a steadying hand on the shoulder, a smile or a hug during difficult times.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 19, 2017
Sanctum
Sanctum
How do you define the sacred?
Paul Maplesden
Nov 19, 2017
Cradled
Cradled
There is no safer place than in your mother’s arms.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 21, 2017
Epiphany
Epiphany
All of us can find a sense of joy, peace and sacred moments inside ourselves — we just have to stop long enough to look.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 17, 2017
Chance Masquerades As Time, A Story
Chance Masquerades As Time, A Story
Whether it’s coincidence, fate, destiny or serendipity, there’s a beauty to be found as we travel our paths.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 16, 2017
In the Arms of Angels
In the Arms of Angels
The power of the angelic metaphor.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 16, 2017
The Truth and Sum of Bliss
The Truth and Sum of Bliss
‘Find Your Bliss’ is a common refrain, from bumper stickers to self-help books, but what does it actually mean?
Paul Maplesden
Nov 16, 2017
Touched By The Mother
Touched By The Mother
There’s a deeply inspiring beauty and connection to nature that’s there whenever we take the time to appreciate being outside.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 14, 2017
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A Foundling Questions
A Foundling Questions
Asking the questions can help us to appreciate the choices that we have.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 21, 2017
To My Family
To My Family
What do we say to those who share our heritage?
Paul Maplesden
Nov 21, 2017
Maternally
Maternally
The love of a mother for their baby is among the strongest types of love that exist.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 20, 2017
For You, My Mother
For You, My Mother
The mother-child relationship is the most profound relationship of all, a powerful bond that stays with and comforts us.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 20, 2017
Unrequited
Unrequited
The tragedy of a love, unreturned.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 19, 2017
The Consequence of Chance
The Consequence of Chance
Whether we believe in luck, chance, or fate, understanding the difference between randomness and choice is a powerful thing.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 17, 2017
Returning to Silence
Returning to Silence
In our busy lives, it is difficult to find time for silence.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 17, 2017
The Lingering Shore
The Lingering Shore
Safe harbors can be closer to home than we think.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 14, 2017
There is a Voice
There is a Voice
Life can be so busy that it’s easy to lose ourselves in the haste and the noise.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 14, 2017
The Blessing of the Stage
The Blessing of the Stage
How the actor finds themselves beneath the proscenium arch.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 14, 2017
Escape
Escape
Getting through our suffering.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 14, 2017
From Guilt to Respite
From Guilt to Respite
Temptation to a life that relies on the ordinary can be a dangerous diversion for those who seek.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 11, 2017
The Visionary of Stone
The Visionary of Stone
How Does The Artist See And Begin To Create?
Paul Maplesden
Nov 8, 2017
The Praying Mantis and the Morality of Nature
The Praying Mantis and the Morality of Nature
Tooth and claw.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 8, 2017
The Performer’s Mind
The Performer’s Mind
A stream of consciousness, before the dance begins.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 7, 2017
Memories Of Our Childhood And Warmer Days
Memories Of Our Childhood And Warmer Days
Air, light, earth, and sea merge before them.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 7, 2017
The Architecture Of a Life We Take For Granted
The Architecture Of a Life We Take For Granted
The truth is close.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 7, 2017
Fractal Metamorphosis — The Butterfly Emerges
Fractal Metamorphosis — The Butterfly Emerges
Free from the chrysalis.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 6, 2017
The Suitcase of Genius
The Suitcase of Genius
A beginning or end to the secrets of the mind.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 6, 2017
The Keys to the Kingdom
The Keys to the Kingdom
The ways that we cry with happiness when we realize that we are in sight of our home.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 6, 2017
The Endless Ritual of the Daily Routine
The Endless Ritual of the Daily Routine
As life goes ever on, it’s important to understand the rut of routine and ritual and why it’s so comforting to us.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 6, 2017
The Star-Laden Path
The Star-Laden Path
Our paths go ever on, upwards into the night sky, where we can touch the stars.
Paul Maplesden
Nov 4, 2017
Cordite and Blood
Cordite and Blood
They broke on the plains and pages of history, Inscribing their deeds with cordite and blood, That drumbeat percussion of artillery, Valor…
Paul Maplesden
Nov 4, 2017
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