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Derek Earl Houghton Poems
Welcome my blog. The intention is to publish every piece of writing that I have churned out for the past 10 years. Some pieces have a story behind the story, some lyrical poems have become songs. We have hundreds of poems, stories, songs, lyrics, and life musings. Subscribe and every Monday receive a story to start off your week. Art is created by Amina & AI.
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Ambition
Ignorance isn’t bliss, but its a good start. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 5, 20251 min read
Hogweed
A Flower In The Desert Is More Precious than a lush Valley filled the Hogweed and Thistles. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Sep 22, 20241 min read
A Wilderness of Selfies
Fifty years from now there will be virtual dust bins filled with trillions of photos of no particular interest to anyone And tens of...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 10, 20241 min read
When Lovers
When lovers become co-conspirators its game on. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Rumours of War
Choosing a friend is rather like choosing a battle.There will be wars and rumours of wars, but common interests, the plundering of other...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
The Prison and The Ward
The individual in a locked psychiatric ward bears some similarity to the individual on death row. On the one hand one has madness...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Two percent Monkey
“Monkey See Monkey Do.” A vivid depiction of the Current tide of moral turpitude. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Sometimes he dresses up loneliness with big words
Discovering himself recalcitrant around life's daily hierarchy and rituals, he opted instead to become its most assiduous observer. Derek...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 6, 20241 min read
Luck
Luck is at the root of most so called success. Random circumstances of birth More often than not, make the possible probable. Effort is...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 6, 20241 min read
A Memory
While I can no longer hold you in my arms, my heart can still embrace you, releasing my old demons. And I am better for it. Derek Earl...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Partial Truths
In most cases, we are stuck with partial truths. In knowing this one can simply get on with things. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Investment Strategy
Authenticity is a better hedge against inflation than love. It holds its value far better in tough markets. Dear Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 3, 20241 min read
The Thing You Do
It is good to be absorbed by the thing you do, not so much for the outcome, but for the state you find yourself in while in the process....
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 3, 20241 min read
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else. It is sometimes you do to yourself. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 2, 20241 min read
Teachable Moment
If I have learned anything from solitude, I have learned that there is no such thing. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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