Durham Needs Cleaning

Today is trash pick-up day.
Meet on Sunday, February 16, 2014
11:00am
SOLITE PARK, Durham, North Carolina,  4704 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713

GLOVES AND TRASH BAGS PROVIDED.

Is Coldplay not cool anymore...as if I cared

This Youtube link has the top 21 most listened to Coldplay songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2PakaClWaE

And it does not even include my favorite:

Warning Sign

I wrote a poem, that was partially inspired by this Coldplay song and the poem is called, "Lament to Sunshine," published in Border Ways. If you need a copy of the book it is available from me, or at Regulator in Durham, or Quail Ridge in Raleigh, Barnes and Noble, Amazon. It's available a lot of places, a lot of ways.

The book hasn't sold much and the truth is...I couldn't care in the least. Seriously. That's not why I wrote a book of poetry.

I wrote a book of poetry so I could keep rolling things forward as pastor of the tobacco trail church.
Plain and simple. That's why I wrote the book. I wrote a book of poetry so that I could keep living my life. Some of the time that I was writing I was going through some tough stuff. Some of the time I was going through some pretty amazing stuff. All the while, I needed to write and publish so I could keep living.

If it sells, it sells, but that's not really very important.

I've been thinking about my mentor, David Whyte. He is a great poet. But his first poems are not as good as his more recent ones. You know what that means? I will get better too.

Here is the one from me inspired by Warning Sign, or at least the song by Coldplay gave the poem a rhythm. Truthfully, it was running and Slane, Ireland that made this poem come to life:

LAMENT TO SUNSHINE

In my ear

is a Warning Sign

from Coldplay

Come on in

I’ve gotta tell you what a state I’m in…

…when the truth is

I miss you

a hillside for hunting

off to the left

Today, I run the road from Drogheda

wet from a hard rain, but not anymore

now sun is over the horizon at my left

and I sink to 6:30s

why not, for I’m tired but Coldplay works

plays

sings

through the fatigue

I’d do well to do just the same.

I envision them playing at Slane Castle.

It is nearby, but I am not going that way.

Touristy things are not on my list

I have been to Open Farm and down to Duleek Quarry

stopped at the bridge

over the railroad tracks

watched the tractors

churn the earth

while birds seek the afterbirth

of the newly delivered

soil

turned over

I’ve seen the way these people live—mostly farmers.

It is what I came for.

Check out: http://www.rossnaree.ie/ 
I wrote from the second story of this building looking out over the River Boyne and her lush green pastures.

London Jax 'Ruby Lips'

Listen on YouTube, comment, blast this out. Lead singer is the son of some of my oldest friends. Let's help London Jax as they get rolling.

Races and Places: Little River Trail Runs, Rougemont - News-Record.com: Wooten: Running Shorts

Races and Places: Little River Trail Runs, Rougemont - News-Record.com: Wooten: Running Shorts



Eddie Wooten of the News & Record was kind enough to use my photo when summarizing the Little River Trail Run.




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www.trailheads.org

www.montrail.com

http://www.proaxistherapy.com/locations/north-carolina/carrboro

ttc gathering today, Sunday, January 12, 2014 and Sundays ahead.

 
Today: We will be running and brunching.
7am at Tyler's American Tobacco Campus to begin run on the American Tobacco Trail. 10am at Tyler's for brunch. Bring cash to contribute to brunch.


Sunday, January 19, 2014
5pm Copa Vida Coffee for a run/walk. 6pm at Copa Vida to get to know their story.

Sunday, January 26, 2014
2pm at McAlpine Park, Charlotte. Various friends running an 8K cross country race. Register at http://www.crcwinterclassic.com/ and make sure to register as "Tobacco Trail Church." We have a mixed team and would love to add you to our team.

Sunday, February 2, 2014
6pm at Copa Vida Coffee, Coffee and Worship, Singing and Fellowship. Preaching and teaching will be based on the "Presentation of the Lord," Luke 2:22-40.

Sunday, February 9, 2014
Noon at Mellow Mushroom American Tobacco Campus to begin run on the American Tobacco Trail. 3pm at Mellow Mushroom for pizza and beverages. Bring cash to contribute to brunch.

Logo for Anglican Episcopal House of Studies at Duke Divinity School

I really like the and the lingo.

The P.S. or PostScript to a Christmas Letter I recently received

If you do know Jesus, may He become bigger and more beautiful to you in this coming year.  May you know how present He is in all the details of your story.  The things that weigh on your heart are precious to Him.  If you do not know Jesus, seek Him out, He is already seeking you.  It is the very story of Christmas, love coming down into the dark, broken world to call many people to Love, Hope, and Light - Himself! (A. Heinrich)