--when the going gets tough--

     the tough get going...in a good way,
in the right direction--
     we all get upset, hurt, and angry...
for how long, and how much, depends on
whom is hurting, and how the hurt
 happened--
    let emotions flow...feel them fully, and
and let them float away--
   when you let hard feelings go, there's
room for better things...like love, joy, and
happiness--               
                                     --prince tippy--

 (rd)

--the mail--

    a few thoughts today after i checked
my mailbox--

     through sleet, and rain, gloom, or
dark of night..the mail gets through--

     unless it's mine, apparently...so far no
mail at all, not at my previous address
(1360 regent st # 321 madison WI
53715), or the current one listed on
this blog( 6666 odana rd # 182 madison,
WI 53719), not even a single e-mail so far at
( littlejohnsmailbox@yahoo.com)--
    anyway, if anyone wants to send me
a letter, or other correspondence, send it via
registered mail( that has a tracking number), so
i will be sure to receive what is sent--

     --(snail-mailers welcome)--

                               --prince tippy--

--your place--

 a few thoughts i just had, posted
right now--


 your place,
   where is that, is it a good one,
and are you in it by yourself--
   be it hell, heaven, or just in
between the two...how the time
there is spent seems like the whole
deal--
   spend it well...share the parts that
seem like heaven with whom-ever
you can--
--be yourself, love another, keep it real--

                                --prince tippy--

  (rd)
 

--family--

  wrote this very recently, just found
a moment to post it today--

   everything, the main thing, come
hell or high water, through thick and
thin, blood...thicker than water( if the
blood be kindred)--
  stick with your loved ones... and your
friends who are like them( both close, and
well trusted)--
--stay sharp, keep fit, make good decisions--

                                   --prince tippy--

  (rd)

--the gift--

   something i wrote a few days back
but was unable to post till now--


  great effort made for another,
solely for the purpose of honouring
who they are, and what they mean
to you--
  a ring, a poem, a task...something
worthy--
  love expressed openly, and in a way
special to the giver, and whom given,
creating good feelings, and a lasting
connection...for all time--

                            --prince tippy--

  (mf)

--the martial arts(bushido)--

   something i wrote less than less
than an hour ago--

   snapping clothes, flowing like
water, with both subtle force, and
extreme power--
  wielded with gentle wisdom, and
great honour, little known, yet fully
respected...
  --honour, duty, friendship--

                          --prince tippy--

(mf)

--sit-rep--

    still a homeless bum, living in my van,
down to my last three or four dollars,
can't find a job, and bills are piling up,
can't seem to stay clean(from clothes
smelling so bad), on the bright side, i am
enjoying writing and crafts( i have a lot of
free time in my current situation)--
    also, i am experiencing life at the bottom, as
a person whom people apparently feel has no value...
quite an experience, i may be the better for it,
at some point, but not today--(more later)


sit-rep,
  "telling it like it is", flat-out... and straight-up--
not for help, but a warriors "lay-of-the land",
so those in your corner know what round you
are fighting, and what punches have landed--
  the current state of affairs must be known,
before improvements can be made, whether
out-loud, or to yourself, the value is there--

--stay sharp, keep fit, make good decisions--

                                         --prince tippy--

(mf)