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Grace in Austin

Audio Recordings, Travel / tagged Africa, Elegance, Poise / December 7, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
Young slim and beautiful she crosses 6th street where no crosswalk is into a darkened doorway No one moves like that who has not in her life or genes carried a basket across the savannah filled with eggs without a crack or water without a wave
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Saturday Night in Austin

Audio Recordings, Travel / tagged Fun, Happiness, Joy, Music, Willie Nelson / December 6, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
There's something about country music that gets you feeling two inches taller and all the gals are prettier up there too I don't think it's just the boots or Lone Star on tap at the Broken Spoke that's got everybody in the place feeling like they got there on Willie's bus
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Grocery Shopping in Austin

Audio Recordings, Haiku / tagged Joy, Music, Texas / December 5, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
It's Saturday night and Central Market music Austin still Austin
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Don’t Slam The …

Audio Recordings, Farm, Nostalgia, Ranch Life / tagged Home / December 4, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
A screen door hangs between screened porch and indoors in our Austin home As such it is of little use in keeping flying pests at bay but the creaky creak it squeaks brings back summers on the farm and woe be to he who does it harm
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Don’t Judge A House By Its Cover

Audio Recordings / tagged Building, Home, Music / December 3, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
We didn't buy a metal roof to keep the rain away We bought it as lovers of the arts who wanted to hear a symphony
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The New House

Audio Recordings / tagged Home, Moving, serendipity, Surroundings / December 2, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
In Boulder Dorsey gets in touch with with her inner artist and Judith's lovely new home On the early morning flight she says We need a house that's a work of art and I say Yes dear which I almost always say And before the end of the day a short cut through the neighborhood a little sign on the corner a house we'd been in before a work of art for sure purple and blue on the doors scrabble tiles in the fireplace and gemstones in stone floors so we went by for tea and a look Monarchs were flitting around the porch and the deal was sealed by end of week
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Some Falls

Audio Recordings, Haiku, News / December 1, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
Some falls more things fall this year leaves the least of it hard hats are suggested
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One Chicken Little Too Few

Audio Recordings, News / tagged Fables, Warning / November 30, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
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Feeling the Bads and Buying the Goods

Audio Recordings, News / tagged Consumerism, Debt, Freedom, Manipulation, Placebo, Shopping / November 29, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
Watching the news will make you nervous you may want to buy something The new things will make you feel new they're different, so you're different too A Ford or a Buick or a Big Brother story a hat or a purse or a home wrapped in glory Someone will be there with something to sell with something to make you feel safe and well And all it will cost is freedom or money And you won't have to pay today
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Black Friday

Audio Recordings / tagged Consumerism, Consumption, Disparity, Famine, Feast, Regret / November 28, 2025 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com
Driing past the homeless on the way to the big box store Wishing that I'd eaten less and given more
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  1. Anonymous on CirclesJanuary 18, 2026

    Both Gloria and I were touched by your poem. Congrats. Tom and Gloria

  2. LeoraLawrence Porter on Sacred DanceJanuary 18, 2026

    Thank you, from an unknowing dancing healer! as for my liking… While I greatly, greatly appreciate your clarity of voice…

  3. barbara joy on MessagesJanuary 16, 2026

    profound

  4. Eda Lishman on For the PoetryJanuary 7, 2026

    Neil: what a daily gentlre reminder ...this broight me many memories of walking out into the open prairie searching for…

  5. NEIL MEILI on Grocery Shopping in AustinDecember 13, 2025

    Thanks Pamela, Love to see some of your haiku and you and Pamela in the new year. All blessings, Neil…

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