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2009-08-24

"SPIRIT FIRE" ::: © JTK.CA

"SPIRIT FIRE"
by JTK.CA
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2009-08-22

"SAVED FROM MYSELF" ::: © JTK.CA

"SAVED FROM MYSELF"
by JTK.CA
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I jumped off a cliff,
But, fortunately, Superman caught me.

Swooped away from my manic moment
Of feeling indestructible.

Still, I think my wallet is
Somewhere on the canyon floor,
Along with my pride,
Both of them
Covered in the dust of
Bad decisions.
As we return to dust,
So do they.
Yet, somehow, they still live on
As lessons for the future,
And so do we.

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2009-08-21

tr.im link problems

"tr.im link problems"
by JTK.CA
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If you have trouble with any "tr.im" links I've posted, it's because the "tr.im" link shortening service is phasing itself out of business by the end of the year. Therefore, I'll just be using the ACTUAL links from now on, as annoyingly long as they may be. Sorry. I'm not sure if I would change to another link shortening service, because, who knows when they'll go under?

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2009-08-19

"CONTENTMENT" ::: © JTK.CA

"CONTENTMENT"
by JTK.CA
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http://tr.im/NakedContentment (Link contains nudity. Duh!)

"CONTENTMENT" is my latest nude self-portrait. I was going to title it, "GETTING OLD (41 AND COUNTING)," but then I realized the look on my face is one of contentment! "What you say?" Yes, that is my perfectly content look. Years ago, Mom saw me watching TV, and I had this same look on my face. She said, "It looks like you lost your best friend." But, I was perfectly happy, watching a favourite show, probably "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION."

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2009-08-16

"HOUSE OF PRAYER (Inspired by a Dream)"

"HOUSE OF PRAYER (Inspired by a Dream)"
by JTK.CA
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In my dream, I was in a group of believers,
The kind in which the leader asked us questions.

I began to give my answer.

Like a leaping frog missing his lily pad,
I stumbled over my words as I tripped on my prayer mat of truth.

My own voice awakened myself from the dream,
As, from dreamland to reality,
I continued to speak out my explanation
Of what I had tried to say in the house of prayer.

In the end, all I could croak out was,
"It sounded more eloquent in my head."

Even, in my dream, my thoughts were more true,
Until I stood up, to answer the question,
With that creepy, insidious, little motive of
Being praised by men.

Sometimes, God sweeps away my house of cards,
My tower of words, my attempt to impress even him.
He is not fond of towers of babble.

Silence is sometimes the most beautiful thing for God to hear,
As we, with nothing to offer, come to him just to be in his presence.
He doesn't need our flowery words.
In the silence, he can still read our hearts.
After all, that is where he has chosen to live,
So, he has no trouble reading the writing on the walls.

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"MY CONDOLENCES ON YOUR BRAIN INJURY"

"MY CONDOLENCES ON YOUR BRAIN INJURY"
by JTK.CA
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I have actually had someone go to my http://NudistPoet.com website and complain about the nudity on the front page.

This is all I can say to anyone who is offended by seeing nudity on my http://NudistPoet.com and http://NudeCreations.com websites:

"MY CONDOLENCES ON YOUR BRAIN INJURY."

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"MERE NUDITY" ::: © JTK.CA

http://NudistPoet.com says mere nudity "should not" need a disclaimer. Nudity is not behaviour, so stop criminalizing mere existence. And nudist culture, stop banning innocent, spontaneous erections. Erections are not behaviour, so stop banning mere existence. Make rules for behaviour, not existence. Erections, in and of themselves, are not behaviour, so stop shaming men, unless you want to take back your "body acceptance" mantra. Erections simply mean we are healthy; they are not a threat. -- © JTK.CA

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2009-08-14

"PROVOCATEUR" © ::: JTK.CA

"PROVOCATEUR"
by JTK.CA
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I am a provocateur,
A Nudist Christian --
Unwelcome among Christians for being a Nudist,
And unwelcome among Nudists for my lack of erectile dysfunction.

When unable to win or lose;
Simply, you must choose.
There may be no score at all.
Just be who you are,
Because you'll never please everyone,
No matter who you are,
No matter what you believe,
No matter what you do.
God has only called you to be you!

I am a provocateur,
A conundrum
In a cornucopia of clouds.

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TAD'S POETIC TRIVIA:

When it came to translating thoughts to my computer keyboard, it took me 12 minutes to write this poem, including answering an unrelated one or two minute phone call in the middle.

There you go, trivia seekers! ;-) Something tells me, this won't make it into "Trivial Pursuit" or "Jeopardy!"

"TREES" ::: © JTK.CA

"TREES"
by JTK.CA
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"CLOUD PUFF" ::: © JTK.CA

"CLOUD PUFF"
by JTK.CA
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2009-08-09

"A ROCK ON A HARD PLACE" ::: © JTK.CA

"A ROCK ON A HARD PLACE"
by JTK.CA
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"GALAXY IN A UNIVERSE OF GRASS" ::: © JTK.CA

"GALAXY IN A UNIVERSE OF GRASS"
by JTK.CA
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2009-08-07

"BORING HAIKU" ::: © JTK.CA

"BORING HAIKU"
by JTK.CA
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If I feel I'm bored,
It's usually because
I'm avoiding stuff.

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2009-08-04

"MY NudeCreations.com FAN BASE IS GROWING! :-)" ::: © JTK.CA

"MY NudeCreations.com FAN BASE IS GROWING! :-)"
by JTK.CA
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Thanks everybody for joining my NudeCreations.com facebook fan page. Please pass along this fan page's short-cut URL to your 18+ friends whom you think might be interested. Thanks.

Here's the address to pass along:

http://tr.im/FansOfNudeCreations

Thanks! :-)

Nakedly yours, as usual,

Tad (JTK.CA)
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"DREAMCATCHER" ::: © JTK.CA

"DREAMCATCHER"
by JTK.CA
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Some of my weirdest and some of my most profound writings were inspired by dreams.

What a relief to wake up from tonight's dream and discover it was only a dream. My barbed tongue had ripped through someone's feelings and put a distance between us. My uninhibited openness is a gift and a danger. It's a Christmas present teetering on the edge of a cliff. Perhaps the dream was God's way of confirming his call on my life to be open and honest, while, at the same time, not letting myself fall prey to my own vanity. He reminded me, "You know you suffer from a tact deficiency, so think before you speak. And don't let your pride be a barrier from holding back your tongue when it wants to dance out words."

I'm also glad it was only a dream, because the cat that we were repeatedly trapping and popping full of pills, really did look the worse for wear. In fact, I don't think he made it.

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2009-08-01

"LOVE AND HATE" ::: © JTK.CA

"LOVE AND HATE"
by JTK.CA
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One day, I came to Romans 9:12-14 (KJV) ( http://tr.im/RomansNine12To14 ) where God says, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." I asked myself, how can a God of love hate Esau? The conclusion I came to is the analogy of a fighter pilot.

The fighter pilot has an enemy, and when he blows the enemy out of the sky, he may pump his fist in the air, exclaiming, "YES!" while, simultaneously, feeling terrible that he had to take a life. In the same way, God could say, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." It didn't mean he had "only" hatred for Esau, any more than he had "only" love for Jacob. God is the God of Truth, so, surely, he hated Jacob's compulsively dishonest, cheating ways.

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