Archive for May, 2009

Outstairs & Instairs

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: May 31st, 2009

Buckminster Fuller once said: "I suggest to audiences that they say, "I'm going 'outstairs' and 'instairs.'" At first that sounds strange to them; They all laugh about it. But if they try saying in and out for a few days in fun, they find themselves beginning to realize that they are indeed going inward and outward in respect to the center of [...]

Night Of My Life

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: May 31st, 2009

A glimmer in the night, this night of my life, Relief from the pain, this pain and strife. War and death, the tide of my life. A shimmer in the night, a beacon light, Run from the pain, the pain and fright. Dark is the night, this night of my life. Glow in the dark, a ruby red glow, Out from my side, flows a crimson flow. Death in [...]

Unfinished Novel Start

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: May 18th, 2009

The object of my wrath is before me, silently perched in her little grey chair. She scratches deftly with a pen, under the harsh lights. The tiny room bends with my rage; but I am still and silent. I keep all this pent up emotion firmly in check. My time has not yet come. I know what she is thinking, I can feel it clearly. [...]

Poetry + Twitter.

Author : Ezra Hilyer Published: May 13th, 2009

Reading poetry as a daily enjoyment has sadly been replaced in the lives of most with other things. There once was a time when sitting comfortably and reading a few lines of poetry was relaxation and meditation. Now we only look to our smartphones and wonder who is following us on Twitter. -Ezra Hilyer