<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064</id><updated>2011-04-21T11:16:38.925-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Poetry</title><subtitle type='html'>My version of poetry</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>13</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-112418078436384321</id><published>2005-08-16T01:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T01:26:24.363-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HK3</title><summary type='text'>The clanking pausesTravel sceased for the here nowWC stench strangles</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418078436384321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418078436384321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html#112418078436384321' title='HK3'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-112418073603557120</id><published>2005-08-16T01:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T01:25:36.036-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HK2</title><summary type='text'>Leaf strewn and shadedSnow covered peaks overlookFlashing bluebird streaks</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418073603557120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418073603557120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html#112418073603557120' title='HK2'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-112418065710524458</id><published>2005-08-16T01:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T01:24:17.106-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tourist</title><summary type='text'>Our travel pauses but life continues   Small children catch my tired eyes   First glance illuminates brilliant dress,   Angelic countenance. Closer    Inspection reveals worn clothes,    Muddy complexion and broken toys.    Adorable cherubim sharing life   My condescending judgmental    Gaze is felt. I turn, my shame    Enflamed cheeks as red   As their natural ones.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418065710524458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418065710524458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html#112418065710524458' title='Tourist'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-112418057583954827</id><published>2005-08-16T01:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T01:22:55.840-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Stop along the Way</title><summary type='text'>Constant noise assails my drums   All forms omnipresent and overwhelming   Focused on my own the outside becomes   The object of my perusal   &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[endif]--&gt;   Early morning sun illuminates and warms   Dingy buildings crumbing rubble leads to   Green and brownfields symmetrically planted   Fires burn trash and heat homes fueled by    wood trash dung   &lt;!--[if !</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418057583954827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418057583954827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html#112418057583954827' title='Stop along the Way'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-112418043589991497</id><published>2005-08-16T01:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-08-16T01:20:35.906-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Alone</title><summary type='text'>A gentle breeze stirs the trees   Rippling waves stumble to shore   Idle chatter surrounds drowning   Wafting island music and crashes.   Slowly the sun sinks into the water   Orange pink and red rays suffuse   The sky, Thatched roofs lend   Atmosphere to the scene.   Helpful staff enforce pre-happy    Hour rush, Thoughts fly   Across the smooth ocean and   Beyond, What the future holds   The </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418043589991497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/112418043589991497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_archive.html#112418043589991497' title='Alone'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-109225352237191282</id><published>2004-08-11T12:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-11T12:45:22.370-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HK1</title><summary type='text'>Undulating cloudsSummer heat dissipatedLonely bird harkens</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109225352237191282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109225352237191282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_archive.html#109225352237191282' title='HK1'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-109168263444903666</id><published>2004-08-04T22:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-04T22:10:34.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>2 bottles in....</title><summary type='text'>Country music$2 bottle of wineHeartbreak at every twist and turnTunes roll over my soul and shouldersSweet pain of loveCourses thru my every cellThere will be resolutionWhat that will be eludes meWine sources meat sweatsStewing in my bile and excretionsAin’t no such thing as answersThe road ahead is long and twistedLet it comeMaps are of no useEnjoy e’er passing flower</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109168263444903666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109168263444903666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_archive.html#109168263444903666' title='2 bottles in....'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-109167839016558211</id><published>2004-08-04T20:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-04T22:12:01.620-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Rend my Heart into Innumerable Pieces</title><summary type='text'>The sun’s rays waft down upon my shouldersJimmy Buffet inspired tunes assail my earsA frozen drink chills my hand and throatAn aura of calm and serenity pervades allFamilies rekindle the flameLovers reignite their passionsLocals regale us all for cashAt my side sits….?Have I shattered the penultimate love?Or is there a loving beauty at my side?Time alone will tell.Let answers be found!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109167839016558211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109167839016558211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_archive.html#109167839016558211' title='Rend my Heart into Innumerable Pieces'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-109167831232209663</id><published>2004-08-04T20:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-08-04T20:58:32.323-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Tossed Off</title><summary type='text'>Wind tossed touch caresses my chestUnbeknownst to me there is a planWhich I can not see from my viewBuffeted by regret and fearI lay my life on the line in everyImag’nible way I canUnderstood by the few fellow soulsFeared for by the manyI wage on into comes what mayI know not until I reach itConfused, ignorant, lost and aloneI make my way without trailWithout guide nor machete nor map</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109167831232209663'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/109167831232209663'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2004_08_01_archive.html#109167831232209663' title='Tossed Off'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-107049004805699676</id><published>2003-12-03T14:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-12-03T14:20:58.563-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ineptitude of Soul</title><summary type='text'>Draconian solitude in the beckoning wastelands.Despair gripping at ankle bones,Dragged along thru the burgeoning darkness.Weight of the bleakened world ,Shoulders stooped from the burden.Where o where is the oasis?When will the pain subside?Existence now somewhere between darkness and light.Murkily the sun crosses the sky,Sky darkened by dreams unrealized.Hot dry winds buffet and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/107049004805699676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/107049004805699676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2003_12_01_archive.html#107049004805699676' title='Ineptitude of Soul'/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-106908015983387142</id><published>2003-11-17T06:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-17T06:44:46.390-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Insightful MoonStanding in the road alone but for the stars,My thoughts jumbled and incoherent at best.Overwhelming sadness threatens from unseen voidsEyes well, lips quiver, heart begins to ache.Reminiscent of forcing down bile on a Sunday morning,Mouth is bitter, regret threatens to overwhelm.I can’t explain these feelings or my need to suppress,Acts long forgotten transgressions </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/106908015983387142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/106908015983387142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2003_11_01_archive.html#106908015983387142' title=''/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-106908011874907781</id><published>2003-11-17T06:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-17T06:42:04.690-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Casting LinesThe line plays out across the waters deepIts goal is to snare the unsuspecting l’il carpThe lure holds promise of good food, securityBut we know that no good will come to the guileless carp.Sinking beneath the rippling surface the bait eases downTeasing our carp and titilating his senses, He moves in to tackle the fishermans bait.A light nibble, an exploration of content</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/106908011874907781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/106908011874907781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poetrybyjim.blogspot.com/2003_11_01_archive.html#106908011874907781' title=''/><author><name>Corey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07391020329830520336</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aNa_idljatQ/SuYtdRAxS6I/AAAAAAAAHgk/3Vk0mNZCSMg/S220/Copacabana_Cerro+Calvario_Coreyrock4.JPG'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6079064.post-106883143446763056</id><published>2003-11-14T09:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2003-11-17T06:42:21.236-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>HeartbrokenDarling innocent so meek and pure,Misunderstood and subject to scorn.Ne’er a way for you to be sureLong since a smile on your face has wornA youthful tyke becomes an adult boor.Whose scorn doth cause our flow’r to wilt.Alone in heart like our sighing Moor,If only memory could be kilt.My heart it breaks when sign is seen,I am powerless to vanquish the PainAnd erase the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6079064/posts/default/106883143446763056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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