How important do you think it is to have a real
    passion in life. The kind of passion that consumes you
    completely. The borderline obsession passion…. That
    one unmistakable kind that your entire life revolves
    around….
    Let’s take a child prodigy, a piano player who became
    famous by the time he turned 8, and been playing ever
    since, as an example. Absolute dedication to the music,
    endless hours spent playing piano, sacrifices, such as,
    say…childhood, followed by years of concerts, recording
    sessions, playing, playing, playing, playing….. New
    difficult passages, new composers, some more books on
    music history, some more concerts…. New conductor,
    and rehearsal with yet another orchestra…. Fascinating
    life, n’est pa? Being introduced to some more brilliant
    people and admiration of some very appreciative
    audience. How fantastically marvelous. Some are even
    jealous. Not me.
            Granted I would consider this kind of life
    wonderful but just to an extent. Yet, come to think of it,
    I would rather have mine. Not so brilliant, not so
    scheduled, not so decides, not so settled. No deep
    passions, no obsessions of any kind, just a continuous
    search and discovery.
    Always being open to new interests, I have never stayed
    glued to only one for a long time. No matter how
    captivating it may seem to do nothing else but one
    thing, and build my life around it, base my life on it,
    make it my life, I would consider it narrow. The
    horizons are to be widened, not narrowed. I keep mine
    wide open.
Accelerated Reality
by Anna Maly
Why profiles?      

Thinking of birds and kids
Watching the sky and the sun
Thinking the thoughts go by
Watching the storm have fun

Thinking it's time to stop
Watching the empty screen
Thinking of every drop
Watching the rain come in

Thinking I may be mad
Watching the kitten sleep
Thinking that probably not
Watching is not that bad.....

Thinking this to be true.....
Watching in hushed delight
Thinking i am confused
Watching the sun the moon

Thinking I do not know
Watching reality
Thinking or just to dream
Watching clouds and sun drops

Thinking refreshments and
Watching creatures of earth
Thinking beasts of my mind
Watching the shutter snap

Thinking and watching life...
Thinking of sky turn blue
Watching the thoughts go by
Thinking in one color
Watching words and I am

Thinking of scattered birds
Watching the storm approach
Thinking thunder lightning
Watching birds upon wire

Thinking of good old times
Watching the diamonds shine
Thinking of new treasures
Watching them in my mind

Thinking of orange sun
Watching the sky turn dark
Thinking why orange or not
Watching night creeping in

Thinking of leaking boat
Watching the fog falling
Thinking of storm and rain
Watching wind strip the trees

Thinking of seasons change
Watching the kids play tag
Thinking how much fun this
Watching them flashing by
My friend poet Jeff Spahr-Summers and I wrote a poem together.
We were writing short notes to each other, talking about little
things. One day Jeff wrote about his day, saying how tiresome it
was, and how he needs some down time. "What comes to mind is
"thinking, and watching"" - he wrote. Hmm, sounds poetic, I
thought, wrote the first two lines, and sent it to him, inviting to
continue. We were adding two, four or more lines back and forth
for a couple of weeks till the poem seemed complete. Enjoy the
result of this effortless and fun collaboration:
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