Psychoanalytic Fundamentals Freud: Eros & Thanatos Sigmund Freud first identified Eros in an essay called “The Pleasure Principle” (1900). A quarter century later he described a second psychical phenomenon

A Candle Uminded If there aren’t any ears around A falling tree will make no sound A pot of water on the boil Will cause your eyes unending toil For it will look and sound and seem To produce no wisp of

Dear Steemit, I have decided to introduce myself to you in the form of a letter. A love letter, to be more precise. I chose this form of introduction because I believe that what Steemit represents to us

Innocence, Guilt, and Responsibility A discussion about love Many cultures around the world, and throughout time, have equated the loss of virginity with the loss of innocence. This perspective on love

Words words words Words words words There never was a more harmless violence They betray the thought And belie the intention They do; these words Please ignore. Prosthetic hand illustration Stay in touch

Scarecrow Smarts Something there is that doesn't have a brain Despite its best efforts a dullard it remain Actions automated, words he puts down Reading and reviewing it leaves him with a frown Watching

What a scarecrow sees Darkly white walls and brightling black thatch Gloaming homestead a comely mismatch A wife and man stand low in light clutch Umbral fingers the scene to untouch And so her moon doth

Lying in the shade Breathing deeply in The smell of grass You can find @dbooster 's haiku contest over here.

Scarecrow Blues Here she is sublime, and bang right on time, my love, she squawks a greeting. Look how she shines, this treasure of mine, and now we have our meeting. Perched on my arm, my heart is a charm.