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Tim
San Luis Obispo, CA
Husband, Dad, Pops - President at Native Trails, Inc. in SLO, Simplicity and peace fill my well to share with those around me.
Interests: family, simplicity, sustainability, contentment, compassion, world hunger relief, peace
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Turning Pages
reading my life like a book turning pages so fast it’s a blur that makes my head spin and scarcely gives me time to wonder what just happened to another year chapter and verse for better or worse here I am each page written is the last one I can... Continue reading
Posted Jan 1, 2024 at Pop's Poetry
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Holidays
The most holy days Are those spent Being grateful for Deep love True friends Long walks Favorite memories Raucous fun The most holy days Are those spent Being present in Every breath Quiet moments Meaningful work Family traditions Joyful celebration The most holy days Are those spent Being open to... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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DBC
With every breath You make the world pure With every step You make the path true With every beat You make music dance With every pun You make laughter groan With every prayer You make God a friend With every plan You make home a treasure With every smile You... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Loss
we don’t lose our people who move into the next adventure there’s nothing lost they brought to our lives, our world everything is here available everywhere contributions remain it doesn’t end presence extends moments remembered memory embraced legacy retraced death isn’t final life is eternal the physical may burn the... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Unsaid
I’m not sure we’re listening to the unsaid and unheard conversation that is happening between moments in the sad noise that surrounds every moment I’m not sure we’re hearing what seems so loud around us in the dance around the obvious thoughts that hang in the silence between the known... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Enough
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Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Soul Care
Wounded And there is no healing on the horizon Normalcy is a state that can’t be found Searching, seeking Lost And adrift with no peace within reach Comfort is an emotion that is elusive Wandering, wondering Afraid And alone with no anchor to hold fast Strength comes in fleeting moments... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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New Year Sheets
nothing can erase what’s been written there’s no do-over for a painful year turning off the lights and turning down the covers diving into the crisp, cool sheets of the new year looking for a respite to wake up to better different something hope tonight, saying goodbye to the good... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Recognition
Waking to a new year I recognize my breath And feel gratitude To live Waking to a new year I recognize my family And feel loved By each one Waking to a new year I recognize my friends And feel peace In the fellowship Waking to a new year I... Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Valentine
an enduring love the kind that lasts a lifetime never stops growing Pops 2/14/23 Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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Pride Haiku
This is not about Your belief or conviction It’s love for others Pops 2023 Continue reading
Posted Sep 29, 2023 at Pop's Poetry
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America the Broken
Split in two by the departure of truth How can truth die How can truth lie By the drip, drip, drip Of continuous slip From the faucet of hate And the lack of debate How can we fail Why do we flail With the lack of concern Of what we... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2022 at Pop's Poetry
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Good Measure
You can’t measure a person by their character by their faith by their stature the way they express themselves the good they do for others You can’t measure a person by their honesty by their goodness by their giving the level of hope they have the amount of grief they’ve... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2022 at Pop's Poetry
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Loose Faith
Maybe bad at spelling But the idea Of loose faith Is something ever so Appealing Dropping the leash Let go of the reigns Open my hands and Let faith free From my grasp It goes where it wants And flies to the sky To find nothing And everything As it... Continue reading
Posted Mar 12, 2022 at Pop's Poetry
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Sixty-Five
"With All My Love", I always say But clearly that's not true For our love grows with every day And it's all because of you With every year that passes by A more beautiful woman I see And even though you're sixty-five You're still nineteen to me Happy Birthday Catherine... Continue reading
Posted Aug 30, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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The Death of Eternity
When eternity dies We must seek out wisdom Present justice is elevated Legacy becomes paramount When eternity dies Peace can be conceived Hope will be in the present Faith grows from knowledge Love is formed from inside out When eternity dies Today is reborn Pops Blair 2021 Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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When This Is Over
One day, when the sun shines again and I finally feel the warmth it brings I’ll feel like singing but not just any song, it must be perfect one that keeps the sun out of the clouds I may never sing Pops 2021 Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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St. Paddy’s
“Kiss me, I’m Irish, it’s lucky you know”, Is not something I’d normally say. Though it is funny and almost all true, My Grandma Gaghagen would not approve, Except on Saint Patrick’s Day. So kiss me, I’m Irish and lucky to be, We can wish all our problems away. Let’s... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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Missed Minutes of Heaven
That time you drove past the single mom Changing a tire in the rain You didn’t stop to help And missed a few minutes of palpable joy Or when you scolded the dad at the store Buying last minute diapers With a screaming child And brought hell into play for... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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#PopsHaiku
The whole world exists In this single flower bloom Yellow like the sun Pops 2021 Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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Shu Ha Ri
Following tradition I memorize the dogma Never questioning nor diverging The way is clear and harsh My steps and thought, straight I follow the path Rejecting tradition I rebel against the dogma And question all before me As I come to the end of the path To stop, deep in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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A Tarnished Rule
Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you How do you know what others want done to them Is it the same as what you want done Different cultures, genders, orientations, races Could have, and do have, different desires “I’d like this done to me, you must... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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Reaping and Sowing
You Reap what you Sow What a wonderful concept to live by Karma is not a bitch rather mischaracterized It’s a lifelong pursuit of the Good True Beautiful Planting these firmly in good soil Along your path Beside the way The sprouts of your journey You may never see Those... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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True Zen
Not mystical, Finding the true self Is as common as breathing Not spiritual, Seeing the ultimate Is as normal as walking Not enlightening, Being instead of doing Is as ordinary as bathing In the commonplace There is serenity The everyday even mind Pops 2021 Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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Middle
It’s not a race The finish isn’t the goal The journey is the end And the beginning The Tao says the walls Of a house are only important To create the empty space Where life can happen To keep out the weather Is important, but without The empty space A... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2021 at Pop's Poetry
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