Memories Of An Adopted Child
Written by Marilyn Jaye Lewis In the Shadow of Narcissa | There is a woman in my house who takes care of things. I’ve…
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Engulfed by pain Mummified Shackled with chains All walked away Dinner plates Fall On Kitchen floor Four Locks Front & back doors Ceiling fans Covered with…
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Obedient Believers Eagerly Listen To Slippery Man Preach Mumbo Jumbo Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If my poetry helped or entertained you, please…
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Window Shaker Outside Drain hole Drip Drip Drip Frogs Visit Enjoy Sips Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If my poetry helped or entertained…
Xi & Putin Trying To Keep (tight) Lid On The People
Peasants No Longer Excepting Spoonfuls Of Nonsense Authoritarian Governments Resort to Tear Gas Rubber Bullets Batons Physically Reprogramming Minds Of The Pawns Copyright© Edge…
How Mind Robbing Technology Aide Governments & Elite To Dominate The Essence Of Man
Written by: Life Coach Carioca Da Gema In the effort of sinking its teeth even deeper into its citizen’s lack of freedom, China is…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Amor e Sexo, By Rita Lee From Balacobaco CD | Brazilian Music
Balacobaco The first track on this CD “Amor e Sexo” is an outstanding song to get your mate in the mood for a night of…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Arranca By Manzanita From Miami Vice Movie Soundtrack
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE. To purchase this download see Amazon.com below:…
Russian Ice | Lake Baikal
Landscape Photographer Vadim Gvon is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Lake Baikal’ series. To see Vadim’s body of work,…
Life’s Moments In B&W
Photojournalist and Official Fuji X Ambassador Gianis Angelakis is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see Gianis’s body of work, click on…
Surrounded By The Visually Impaired | Macular Degeneration
Photographer Linda Barsotti is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this conceptual photography. From the ‘Flawed Pedigree’ series. To see Linda’s body of work,…
Fading
Photographer Vicki Reed is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘Ghost Garden’ series. To see Vicki’s body of work,…
London’s One Hundred Year Old Bike Shop | CLOSED
Photographer Nicholas Brewer is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘AW Walklings’. To see Nicholas’s body of work,…
Immortalizing Deceased Creatures
Artist and Educator Sarah Horan is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘LA PETITE MORT’ series. To see Sarah’s body…
Music | Mozart The Piano Concertos Performed By Mitsuko Uchida and The English Chamber Orchestra | 8 CD Box Set | Historic Electrifying Performance
This box set was selected from the Hermit Poet’s music collection. The volume is set High, High, High! I’m throwing my hands up in…
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Walking to bookshelf Grab old dictionary for help Most look up words on net Flipping pages clears my head Books will never be dead Copyright©…
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Money Buys security Self-made best strategy Silver spoon leads to lazy Makes people greedy Too much can cause misery Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019…
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Age 48 Hemorrhoid operation “No piece of cake” Stayed away from doctors Until 98 Routine physical Sent on her way Basket full of pills Health Rapidly…
It Has Begun
Earth melts Environmentalists Shout Shout Shout Climate change Deniers On Knees Beg for help Rising tides Billions Scramble to survive One way ticket New life on…
Artist Exposé | Urban
Photographer JH Martin is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see JH ’s body of work, click on any photograph. …
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Moonlight Reflected On The Er-Quan Spring Performed By Lei Qiang
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. Peaceful traditional classic Chinese music is performed by Lei Qiang and the Shaanxi Provincial…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Organ Music | Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 | Performed By Hannes Kastner | Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. STOP! Find time to listen to nine minutes of organ music composed by…
The Gulf Burqa
Artist Al-Moutasim Al-Maskery is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these portraits. From the ‘The Burqo’ series. To see Al-Moutasim’s body of work, click…
Alibaba Opens Doors to American Businesses
Alibaba today announced that American small and medium size businesses can now sell on their worldwide website. United States companies will be able to reach Alibaba’s…
Back Into The Spotlight | Little Kim’s New Toy
Iran Dominating News Little Kim Also Needs Attention Shows off New Or Refurbished Submarine Not Painted Yellow However Maybe ?????? Fires Long range ballistic missiles …
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walking tossing torn photos pulled from dirty bag looking as if…….. relinquishing past the Man frantically shouting to rush hour traffic “please be my friend” …
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Carmen Habanera Composed By Georges Bizet and Performed By Maria Callas (1962)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. WARNING! The hairs on your arms will stand up when listening to this opera.…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Opera Proibita Handel (Un pensiero nemico di pace) Performed By Cecilia Bartoli | Composer: George Frideric Handel ( 1685-1759)
This Hermit Poet’s music pick is from the CD Opera Proibita-Cecilia Bartoli Les Musicians Du Louvre-Marc Minkowski. The title is Handel: Un pensiero nemico di…
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Even when the music is decades or hundreds of years old, during an age when our attention span is nil, it always amazes me when I…
People & Their Quotidian Lives | Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
Photographer Lorenzo Moscia is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘NAIROBI/KIBERA’ series. To see Lorenzo’s body of work, click…
Childhood Memories Of My Mother’s Turmoil
Written by Marilyn Jaye Lewis In the Shadow of Narcissa An Intimate Memoir of Childhood I can separate it out by houses; the…
Cross-Contamination In The Kitchen
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Your cutting boards and kitchen sink are two of the dirtiest/germiest places/things in…
Life Coaching by Carioca Da Gema
Who is Carioca Da Gema? My name is Joelcy Kay. I’m the editor and curator of Edge of Humanity Magazine. ‘Carioca Da Gema’ is my…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Discovery of India by Ravi Shankar
I love India. The people, sights, colors, scents, sounds, food, music, yoga, spirituality, etc, all make me feel happy. It is easy to get swallowed up…
Shabu-Shabu | Illustrated Recipe
Course: Very special dinner Portion feeds: 2 to 3 people Inspired by: A delicious meal I had in Takayama, Japan. Tools needed for this fantastic…
The Ethnicity Of Lithuania
Documentary Photographer Tadas Kazakevičius is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Diverse Lithuania’. To see Tadas’s body of…
Industrial Influences Are Reshaping & Standardizing American Landscape | Montana
Artist and Photographer Ryan Parker is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the ‘Hinterland (2016-2019)’ series. To see Ryan’s body…
Captivity In The Mirpur Zoo, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Photographer Shafiqul Islam is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Prisoners’. To see Shafiqul ’s body of work,…
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One of the pleasures of Indian culture is its music. The sitar is a classical Indian musical instrument that has been part of India’s history for…
Street Photography | The Night Vibe
Street Photographer Haluk Safi is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Night Bird’ series. To see Haluk’s body of work,…
The Yummy Stuff | How To Stay Away
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Whether you are on a diet to lose weight, or aiming for better health…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Odjaroum (Come Home) By Lévon Minassian From Album The Doudouk – Beyond Borders – Lévon Minassian And Friends (1998) Armenian Music
To experience the FULL EFFECT of the music, I listen to this masterpiece in total darkness. This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection…
Root Bound
Artist Francis Baker is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the project ‘Everyday Garden’. To see Francis’s body of work,…
Vasyugan, Siberia’s Largest Swamp | History & Residents
Photographer and Teacher Sergey Medvedchikov is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘The land of Vasyugania’. To see…
Breaking Down A Stereotype | Gay Gladiators Of Rugby
Commercial Photographer Paul Green is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this portrait/documentary photography. From the series ’Gay Rugby’. To see Paul’s body of…
Daily Escapes | Time Games
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema During your day, there is a time when your body says, “I need…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Dominique By The Singing Nun | Jeanne Paule Deckers (1963)
Dominique, is by Belgium songwriter Jeanne Paule Deckers, also known as Soeur Sourire and as the The Singing Nun. The Lyrics are in French. Listening to…
Artist Exposé | Depicting Facial Expressions With Food Sculptures
Post-Contemporary Sculptor and Photographer Klaus Enrique is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see Klaus’ body of work, click on any…
Taking Different Paths
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey 东 – 西 On the train I met an…
Where Does The “I can’t say NO!” People Rank In Society
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Society has precise expectations, or minefields if you question conventional wisdom. Some of…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Sonho Meu By Maria Bethânia & Gal Costa | TOP SHELF Brazilian Music (1978)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection Sonho Meu is a fantastic collaboration between Maria Bethania & Gal Costa. It is…
Historic Buildings | Armenia
Architectural and Fine Art Photographer Michael Glenister is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘Historic Sites’series. To see Michael ’s…
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Wyoming Wide open spaces Clear sky Empty highways Horse riding cowboys Bison in Yellowstone Great place to be left alone Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC…
Finding The Balance Of Happiness
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Is happiness for everyone? I’m not referring to the right to pursue happiness,…
“I grew up thinking that I was born the wrong way.” | Family, Love & Addiction
Written by: Kaitlin Oster Mom’s on Fire My hair was dragged out, root to end, everyday. “I have hair like Daddy.” “And that’s why…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Cuerpo Y Alma By Soraya (2000)
This song is from the Hermit Poet’s music collection. Cuerpo Y Alma is super high energy Latin music. Listen and watch the music…
As Jobs Disappear, Homelessness In America Is Going Downhill Without Brakes
Written by: Carioca Da Gema One third of the homeless lost their jobs before they became poverty statistics. In the past, job opportunities lift…
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Garden Wood chair Again Requires Repair We Collaborated On Numerous Poems Together Hopefully Our Relationship Lasts Forever Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If…
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Dry coconut frond falls Cardinal Takes Quick Sips From Water Tray Squirrel resting in shade Koi slowly move in pond Turtles lazy Massive procreation this year…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Little Green Apples Performed By O.C. Smith | “I Love You Song” (1968)
This song goes out to all the guys who are happily married to an amazing woman. A successful marriage takes a lot of hard work.…
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Men work the mines Receive little for their labor Hidden misery Advertising Sells the dream Exploitation marches on Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If…
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You no longer cry Long ago Tears ran dry Staring straight ahead Thinking of the years gone by Time to say goodbye Copyright© Edge…
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Nighttime Yogyakarta Indonesia Becak Driver Took me around Inner bowels Backstreets Where Have-Nots Moving about Eating Drinking Nothing serious to care about Copyright© Edge…
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Window shaker Blowing cool air Still sweating She Is Aggressively Tapping on Typewriter keys Liberating The Venom Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If…
Music | Push & Pull By Nikka Costa (2001)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * Push & Pull By Nikka Costa is…
The Zapatista Rebels’ Village In The Mountains Of Chiapas, Mexico
Geographer and Photographer Aurelien Buttin is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the ‘M.A.R.Z’ series. To see Aurelien ’s body of…
Asia | Street Photography
Photographer James Aitken is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see James’ body of work, click on any photograph. …
Coober Pedy | Mining Town In The Australian Outback
Photographer Abigail Varney is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘ROUGH & CUT’. To see Abigail’s body of…
Nothing Special
Nibbling On Asian History & Philosophy Series Source: Shunryu Suzuki From Book: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind (Page 46) Nothing Special “If you continue…
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swiftly walking past man soaking wet lying on sidewalk pedestrians holding umbrellas shield themselves from light rain Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019…
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every few years opening boxes old photographs shared with bottle of wine memories flash-by quick pass of time Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Sea Of Tranquility By Gordon Lightfoot – “I’ll show you the Sea of Tranquility You can have any flavor you happen to see.” (1980)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To listen on YouTube Click Here To purchase this download see Amazon.com below: …
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Always keeps everything moving & In line She Grew up South of Equator Samba Bossa Nova Colorful Land Weekends Chased boys Bob’s hamburgers Dark beach…
The Grocery Shop Dance
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema The kitchen is the heart and soul of a house, as most of…
Hunter-Gatherers Facing Life Of Extreme Poverty After Relocation | The Batwa Pygmies From The Virunga Mountains
Photographer Jan Janssen is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this documentary photography. From the project ‘Proud for One Second’. To see Jan’s body…
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windy days ficus leaves fall on stone patio sweep sweep come back sweep some more Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 If my poetry…
The Sleep Conundrum | Time Games
The Life Coaching Series Written by Life Coach Carioca Da Gema Seven (hours) is the magical number when it comes to sleep. Growing up…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Sinnerman Performed By Nina Simone | 10-Minute Version (1965)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE. The song is available below on Amazon.com: …
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Snowbirds Gone away Europeans With Cheap travel deals Come to play Pedaling My Bicycle To Beach Lounging on sand Deep dark tan Return End of…
Orphans Of War
Artist and Photographer Nevzat Yıldırım/Albumen Gallery is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the book ‘After the Conflict’. To see…
Shaping Words To Fit The Occasion | President Trump’s Language Style
Written By Rebecca Lee @ A Word Of Substance The Wisest Thing to Do is Play Dumb The wisest piece of advice I’ve…
Artist Exposé | Abstract Structural Photography
Photographer Nikola Olic is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. To see Nikola’s body of work, click on any photograph. …
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | In the Ghetto Performed by Elvis Presley (1969)
This song is from the Hermit Poet’s music collection. In the Ghetto is written by Mac Davis and is about poverty in Chicago, that continues…
Lottery | States’ Murky Maneuver
Written by: Carioca Da Gema With a jug of a purple drink, a very cheap can of meat, and a loaf of the store…
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I watch as the world continues to spin out of control. My needs are very little. I make a buck here and there which pays the…
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The hermit spends a part of each day quietly working in his garden. Digging, weeding, planting, trimming, mulching, and watering. These are all gardening chores…
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During a full moon, with garden lanterns, on a cool night, I’m sitting with a cup of hot chocolate, while watching the bamboo in the…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | Everybody Plays The Fool By The Main Ingredient (1972)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE * To purchase this download see Amazon.com below: Everybody…
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Throw out Nuclear deal limit Iran Plays Hardball Trump Pushed Supreme Leader Against wall Economy Free fall * Will Little Kim begin feeling abandoned? Fire off…
In A State Of Starvation
Artist and Photographer Steven Barritt is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of this photo essay. From the ‘Logismoi’ series. To see Steven’s body of…
Reddish Days In Asia
Written By Poet and Photographer J H Martin @ A Coat for a Monkey NO NEWS A man got out of his car…
Ignite Instead Of Unite | Will The Democrats Give Trump The 2020 Presidential Election?
The democratic candidate’s promises are irresponsible. In a time of racial tension and immigration overrunning America, it seems like they aim to ignite instead of…
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Please Travel with me Leave problems behind Find harmony Make love in desert Swim in the Red Sea Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
Music | Smuggler’s Blues By Glen Frey (1984)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection * To watch and listen to video CLICK HERE * Available on Amazon.com below:…
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Bahamas Colorful buildings Scuba Diving Deep sea fishing Cases of good rum Swinging couples Playing In Casino & Having Hotel Fun Copyright© Edge…
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Mexico Ruins and beaches Beautiful senhoritas Colors everywhere Scorching hot food and cold beer Narco–traffickers to fear Copyright© Edge of Humanity LLC 2019 …
Immigration, Immigrants & America
Written by: Carioca Da Gema The violence that drives millions of people from their homeland is real. War, famine, and persecution have caused huge…
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The Missis Said: “Have a look Walmart NEW Self-serve Cashier stations Put shoppers to work” Soooooooooooooooo I push my personal wire cart To the end of…
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It was early morning along the Ganges River in Varanasi India. I took this photograph of a man wrapped in a saffron color robe, meditating…
Top 100 Songs Of Hermit Poet’s Music Collection | As Tears Go By Performed By Marianne Faithfull (1964)
This song was selected from the Hermit Poet’s Music Collection. To listen on YouTube CLICK HERE. To purchase this download see Amazon.com below: …
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Upside down trash can Provides shelter for him Cold wet lonely night Morning comes and must move on Society wants bum gone Copyright© Edge of…
