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Late Night Poetry
by James Picard
This podcast celebrates my love of poetry. I’ve been writing poetry for about 4 1/2 decades and after years of hauling around boxes of poetry books and scatters of paper with poetry scribbled in both sides I decided to unload the boxes and share with you my poetic creations.
Episodes
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Episode 271 - “Fatty Fatty Two by Four”
This poem is based on an old childhood rhyme that popped into my head. Fatty Fatty Two by Four … a cruel rhyme that children used to taunt a child who was overweight… but Fatty got the last laugh because his heart was bigger than all the other children put together.
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Episode 270 - “Lost on a Sinking Ship”
Most wander around with homemade issues tucked inside their pockets unaware that the feast of life is waiting for them to notice. Life is short, real meaning and purpose is everything.
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Episode 269 - “What Is This Love”
A beautiful love holds its breath like a lemon tree and allows one to have the most beautiful and meaningful life.
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Episode 268 - “Riding Fast With No Hands”
Life is not a straight line. It goes up and down and waxes and wanes. No need to burn the candle at both ends, just simply enjoy the flow.
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Episode 267 - “How to Feast on the Day”
You are alive. Don’t just go through the motions… feast on the day. People are running everywhere, going somewhere important. But you’re not going anywhere important… so you win.
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Episode 266 - “How Did I Get Here”
Sometimes you just end up somewhere and you can’t figure out how you got there. Some destinations, some rooms, some moments catch you off guard and you ask yourself, “How did I get here?”. Stumbling through life till you find a place you not only remember getting to but where you feel like you...
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Episode 265 - “The Flower”
Flowers are definitely nature’s gift to us all. They start in the dark soil with nothing but determination and a dream. Patient and vigilant until their bloom shines brightly and takes our breath away.
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Episode 264 - “The Coffee Man”
Coffee … is there anything better? Anytime night or day … because as the Coffee Man says, “You gotta be able to depend on something.”
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Episode 263 - “Breathe”
Breathing … what an incredible mystery. When you’re scared you hold your breath, when you’re in love you sometimes forget to breathe at all. But that breath is all yours … keep breathing deeply, we may not think about it… but it truly keeps us living each and every day.
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Episode 262 - “The End of a Long Day”
Some days are long and it's a good time to finally relax and enjoy sun as it tips its hat and says so long till tomorrow. No more decisions... nowhere else to be. And that is a beautiful thing.
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Episode 261 - “The Violinist of Auschwitz”
Tonight’s poem was based on an ink drawing I did of a violinist in one of the darkest places in human history… Auschwitz. It is about hope and compassion for himself and for those prisoners around him. His music shines like a beacon and injects the strength that is needed to make it through…
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Episode 260 - “The Mars Bar” A tribute to David Marsden
A tribute to the late great David Marsden, aka The Mars Bar, who introduced me to a world of music through his late night radio voice when I was a teenager growing up in beside Lake Ontario. I was fortunate enough to call him a friend and am grateful our paths crossed later in life. It’s hard…
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Episode 259 - “I Can See Tomorrow Coming”
Life is full of ups and downs but I always try and keep my chin up… so high I sometimes get a nosebleed … but at least from here I can see tomorrow coming.
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Episode 258 - “Sleep”
This poem was written for all the night owls, insomniacs and early morning worriers … I hope you finally drift off to sleep … but until then, here’s a little fuel for your tired soul.
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Episode 257 - “Don’t Breathe a Word of This”
My family thought I’d grow up to be an eccentric… but I’ve got thoughts to share with you … just don’t breathe a word of this to anyone… just sit back and listen.
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Episode 256 - “Coffee”
Coffee … that magical heavenly elixir that can help you start your day or help you when you can’t sleep and need to get a few more things done or even just become a warm friend to sit beside you in the quiet of life. This one is for the dreamers, the night owls or anyone else who’s ever found a...
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Episode 255 - “ The Artist”
I never completely fit into this world. I felt better in my own world of creativity … creating something out of nothing and calling it beautiful before anyone else could tell me it wasn’t …
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Episode 254 - “The Beauty of Silence”
The artist paints at night because it’s quiet … He knows things from spending most of his life in silent solitude. He knows that is there is a beauty in silence that so many are eager to fill … but that’s missing the point entirely.
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Episode 253 - “Burning the Midnight Oil”
I was hoping I’d run into you when I walked around the forgotten city this evening. I’d brought a bag with me that I wanted to give to you, so you can imagine my delight when I saw you underneath the street lamp with that stray dog … sometimes things just work out.
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Episode 252 - “I’ll Be With You”
If I wanted time to stand still , I’d just have to be with you. Magical and memorable things happen when together … and that is a beautiful thing.
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Episode 251 - “I Found God In a Pawnshop”
Sometimes you can find God in the most unexpected places. For me it was in a pawnshop in Nashville … and not a moment too soon.
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Episode 250 - “Goodnight and Good Morning”
A deep sleep allows our souls to connect and set off on another adventure. Dancing, skipping stones and collecting starfish just another timeless night until the morning calls them back.
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Episode 249 - “The Forgotten Soldier”
His memories of the war keep him awake, or maybe they’re nightmares. He’s alone and stays up till the sun comes up … and he questions why.
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Episode 248 - “Still Can’t Get To Sleep”
Sometimes sleep eludes me … my roof has been leaking nightmares and I’m looking for my keys. I just want to close my eyes and sleep … but the night has other plans.
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Episode 247 - “Sleeping on the Tilt-A-Whirl”
I have many fond memories of the tilt-a-whirl from my childhood … but if you told me years later as an adult I’d be sleeping on one with the ‘fat man’ from the circus I’d have said you were crazy.
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Episode 246 - “To The Soul I Keep Finding In Everything”
Sometimes a soul is with you in everything you see and do. It was with you before your were bodies were alive … and sometimes the pull that’s always there will lead you to the place where poems begin.
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Episode 245 - “I’ll See You Soon”
I’m trying my best and am determined to see you. I even traded my shadow for bus fare … Don’t worry… I’ll definitely see you soon.
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Episode 244 - “The Night Took My Keys”
One must always be alert and aware when the night falls upon us. Thank goodness I was, because even though strange things were happening, I had noticed that the night had taken my keys while things were continually trying to distract me.
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Episode 243 - “First and Very Last”
An entire lifetime began on the day that we met and the first time I saw you I knew you were my first and very last.
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Episode 242 - “Like Life Itself”
A beautiful sunflower… so vibrant and bright warmed my entire kitchen, even when it was raining. She brought life into my room and made me smile even as she was slowly lowering her head and coming to the end of her existence… in hindsight it was a kind of metaphor for life itself.
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Episode 241 - “Stop Believing in Buses”
A random poem fuelled by my imagination, too much caffeine and not enough sleep… enjoy.
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Episode 240 - “The Cat Who Saved My Life”
She came into my life on a rainy evening and helped me through my day to day existence in a sour world. The quiet will never be the same again.
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Episode 239 - “I’m Missing You”
Sometimes the absence of someone you love is all consuming … where even the wind whispers your name and my soul maps out my steps until I see you again.
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Episode 238 - “I’m Not Going Anywhere”
I’ll always keep drawing, even if I’m tired at 3am … but I’ll always think of you at the end of every evening while I sit by the chair by the window. I’ll always be here for you, I’m not going anywhere.
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Episode 237 - “Looking Back On My Memories”
As life moves forward, sometimes felt at a quickening pace, I look back on my memories which seem like yesterday and a lifetime ago simultaneously. This poem is my attempt to catch those thoughts and memories before they become more cloudy than they already are.
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Episode 236 - “The Songs In My Life Are Beautiful”
Songs are like memories and memories are like songs. I’ve left my shadow behind to keep you company and I always keep my promise to you as it makes the songs that more beautiful.
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Episode 235 - “Love and the Butterfly”
To experience something so ethereal and rare can become unexplainable. Like a butterfly trying to explain to a caterpillar what it’s like to fly. You can’t understand unless you’ve experienced it … felt it … lived it. How beautiful to know what a love, that’s more than love, feels like.
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Episode 234 - “Tomato Juice”
Is there any other juice that’s more confusing and refreshing? A vegetable or a fruit… Is the verdict in? It seems so otherworldly… so … caught in the middle of some very popular juices. It fills the gap of the time/space/juice continuum. Enjoy.
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Episode 233 - “I’ll Respond With a Smile”
A recent poem on tonight’s episode entitled, “I’ll Respond With a Smile”. Read this evening in an exhaustive and tired state after consuming a sleeping pill… but I’m still here smiling.
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Episode 232 - “In Remembrance”
I fondly look back at my life full of incredible remembrance… enjoy. “In Remembrance”
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Episode 231 - “We Remain Here Forever’
A poem that came to me suddenly while I was just starting to fall asleep last night. It’s about searching for your person, finding them and then realizing that you’re finally and forever where you want to be. I hope you truly enjoy this poem.
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Episode 230 - “The Devil’s Garage Sale”
After seeing a garage sale poster tacked to a pole that read, everything must go, I went to look for unusual items, bargains and oddities at the Devil’s garage sale. He was going to take some time off, maybe even retire he said. He was wanting to get rid of so many items he’ had been collecting...
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Episode 229 - “Who Knew”
Sometimes if you are a skinny skinny or a fatty fatty or even a shorty shorty, no one is aware. So many things go under the radar in life and no one really knows… but on the odd occasion …
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Episode 228 - “The Dream of Dreams We Dream”
A poem of dedication that I just wrote this morning. “The Dream of Dreams We Dream” … enjoy.
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Episode 227 - “Violins Playing” and “Dream of You”
Two poems selected randomly from my second book of poetry entitled, “A Pilgrimage to My Soul” ‘Violins Playing’ / ‘Dream of You’
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Episode 226 - “My Dear Friend Death”
Death has been a good friend of mine ever since I was a young child. He’s always been there for me, if I ever needed him. I can always tell when he’s close by as I can smell him … but he doesn’t smell the way you might think he would … it’s much better than you may think.
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Episode 225 - “Grateful for Every Animal I Meet”
I have always loved animals. I don’t trust someone who doesn’t love animals and I don’t trust someone who an animal doesn’t love. I love spending time with cats and dogs, horses, and goats… I love all animals. We could learn so much from them. they are so highly aware, kind, dedicated, and live…
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Episode 224 - “Coffee Cats”
This poem “Coffee Cats” was inspired by a series of ink drawings of cats drinking coffee. It started with one quirky cat drawn for fun while I enjoyed my morning coffee and soon the one drawing turned into ten … then twenty, then thirty and now its much past fifty or sixty I’m sure. Each cat is a...
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Episode 223 - “Forgetting My Madness” and “If You Decide to Stay”
Two random poems read from my second book of poetry, ‘A Pilgrimage To My Soul”. “Forgetting My Madness” and “If You Decide to Stay”
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Episode 222 - “More Than A Few Occasions”
Magical and wonderful things can happen … but when they are happening on more than a few occasions, you know the magic is real and floating through the cosmos can become a daily occurrence.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast celebrates my love of poetry. I’ve been writing poetry for about 4 1/2 decades and after years of hauling around boxes of poetry books and scatters of paper with poetry scribbled in both sides I decided to unload the boxes and share with you my poetic creations.
HOSTED BY
James Picard
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This podcast celebrates my love of poetry. I’ve been writing poetry for about 4 1/2 decades and after years of hauling around boxes of poetry books and scatters of paper with poetry scribbled in both sides I decided to unload the boxes and share with you my poetic creations.
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