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  • “I AM SO MUCH FREER WITHOUT YOU” – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 055 – Poetry

    In Episode 055 of The Ashlee Craft Show, I read a poem titled “I AM SO MUCH FREER WITHOUT YOU” from my upcoming poetry book, “Between the Crevice & the Meadow”.

  • “Glow of Hope” – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 053 – Poetry

    In Episode 053 of The Ashlee Craft Show, I read a poem which originally appeared in “Art Poems, Volume 1” & later in the compilation poetry book “Sun in the Night”. The poem is called “Glow of Hope.”

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  • “Electric Rainbow Road” – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 052 – Film

    It’s EPISODE 052 of The Ashlee Craft Show!!! OUR ONE-YEAR EPISODE! So for today’s episode you get a special treat: an ANIMATED EPISODE! Featuring stop-motion animation that hails back to my old-school animations like I did in 2012/2013 from my NEW SHORT FILM, “Electric Rainbow Road”.

  • “Metanoia 1” – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 045 – Poetry

    I read a poem called “Metanoia 1” from A Thousand Cranes, Volume 10 in Episode 045 of The Ashlee Craft Show! Also, I have a new microphone so the sound quality is SO MUCH BETTER!

    A THOUSAND CRANES, VOLUME 10

  • “Words” – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 044 – Poetry

    I read a poem called “Words” from A Thousand Cranes, Volume 10 in Episode 044 of The Ashlee Craft Show!

    A THOUSAND CRANES, VOLUME 10

     

    ///// WORDS /////

    it doesn’t matter what words you use
    they all mean the same thing

    it’s always great when people ban together
    against the same force which tries to outsmart teamwork

    it is all planned out beautifully; I am now
    strong enough to make it all happen

    beautiful music drifted through speakers
    & sanctified the rain

    the pink candle was lit; shadows of flames
    danced & the window was open

    I looked around at euphoric basic everyday moments
    & finally felt happy

    lying in a hammock on the summertime porch
    thinking about the meaning of sunlight

  • You Will Be More Than Okay – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 043 – Poetry

    I read a comforting, motivational poem from A Thousand Cranes, Volume 10, titled “You Will Be More Than Okay”.

    A THOUSAND CRANES, VOLUME 10

     

    ///// YOU WILL BE MORE THAN OKAY /////

    I know you are afraid of being broken;

    that there is something wrong with you for feeling like this

    you’re afraid that you will never really know what it’s like to be happy;

    but you will be more than okay
    you’re afraid that you will always be lonely;

    the darkness comes around & tries to suffocate you still from time to time

    but look how it’s so much better than it used to be;

    you are going to be more than okay
    the night isn’t quite as dark as it seems;

    stars twinkle, stars shine, the moon is your mother watching down over you

    night music of crickets; the whole night is there to comfort you;

    you will be more than okay
    look how much stronger you are now: a year makes such a difference;

    & look how strong you are becoming even though you always thought yourself weak

    you did the impossible, all along you had it inside of you;

    & you are going to be more than okay
    the sharks are sleeping in their beds; the night is illuminated by candles;

    you do not walk alone; you believe now that you deserve real & lasting happiness

    there is nothing for you to fear – you are the captain of your soul, you can do this –

    take comfort & know
    you are going to be more than okay

  • Here’s Why Happiness is the Best Revenge – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 042 – Motivation

    In Episode 042 of The Ashlee Craft Show, I read my article “Here’s Why Happiness is the Best Revenge” & tell you WHY using your success as revenge against those who’ve wronged you is about YOU, & not about them.

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  • “Easter” – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 041 – Poetry

    In Episode 041 of The Ashlee Craft Show, I read a poem from my Spring poetry book called “Easter”. Also, I’m wearing Easter egg novelty socks & carrot-shaped earrings!

    SPRING POETRY BOOK

    //

    EASTER

    after spring cleaning is completed & the house is refreshed / opening the windows to clean out the air trapped in here by the winds of winter / running free thru fields / then coming back home to decorate for Easter
    slowly removing the colorful Easter basket from the cardboard box in the garage & setting the basket, woven with pink & yellow straw, upon the black table in the corner / the sound of crinkling & plastic being torn, opening the bag of Easter grass & arranging the yellow cellophane in the bottom / tying a ribbon around the basket’s handle & smiling back at it
    next removing the sentimental Easter tree from the box / the pale pink bark peeling, the metal branches bent at odd angles, but rearranging these & remembering when I was a child & I decorated these same branches with these sacred ornaments, souvenirs from memory’s road / separating the ornaments & untangling the branches & the small threads tied to the tops of them / picking a random but intentionally beautiful spot for each one, seeing these brilliant branches covered with Easter eggs, baby rabbits of pink & green & blue & yellow, sparkling eggs, bird houses, fuzzy yellow chicks, carrots, baskets, joy / seeing them filled with joy
    lastly, removing the decorations given to me by my Grandmother & setting them upon the shelves / spreading the bright beauty of spring around on the walls, on the tables, on shelves, on the floor, anywhere there is room for them / planting seeds in terra cotta flower pots outside & placing the gently watered soil in the sunrays on my porch / spreading around the joy of this new beginning / spring is beginning once again / the sun shining once again

  • THE CLEAR COOL STARS WERE RADIANT – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 040 – Poetry

    I read a poem from “A Ship Onto a Sea of Hope” in Episode 040, titled “THE CLEAR COOL STARS WERE RADIANT”.

    A SHIP ONTO A SEA OF HOPE
    A SHIP ONTO A SEA OF HOPE SAMPLE

     

    THE CLEAR COOL STARS WERE RADIANT

    I stepped off into the clear cool stars
    walking on them. They called out to
    me. They felt the same way it does
    stepping off barefoot into dewy grass
    at 1 AM. The decisions you make are the
    rope leading you either to the edge of
    the bridge or the safe green pastures. They are
    what compels you.

    She looked at me with sea-green
    eyes. I saw aqua & turquoise rain
    clouds flourishing in the distance.
    They whispered to me by the tide-pool
    room rock ledges &
    familiar evocative songs on the
    radio. “You are going to be
    okay.”

  • AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE ARE MORE GOOD NIGHTS – The Ashlee Craft Show – Episode 039 – Poetry

    I read a poem from my 2017 poetry book “The Walls Were Gray” in Episode 039 of The Ashlee Craft Show!

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    AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ARE MORE GOOD NIGHTS

    I took deep breaths & tried to calm the fluttering screaming inside / it was getting dark out / I opened the windows & bathed myself in fresh air turning the music up loud & listening to the wind / at the stoplight I watched the lights of cars on the evening road & felt the knowledge that I could do anything, any of it / that there would be more nights in this weather, driving, comforted by the fact that I was finding my way / I shamelessly danced even if people were looking / the music & gentle lights continued – glowing pathway spread before me yellowbrick road / it was deeply sad & darkly depressing but somehow deeply shining with hope & the golden warm light of PROGRESS / the first words of the new poem & the new beginning & new places & the unknown road & the unknown open road & the first words said by the person I was becoming & the soul of the person I was becoming & the overarching future & deep brilliant hope & a thousand things I had no names for / I saw a kid playing with a toy car on the sidewalk in the dark, & I breathed in deeply, & felt fresh air on my skin & the warm humidity of evening, & saw the road really illuminated by the street lamps like lighthouses / & it reminded me of something I used to know / I thought about how there would be so many more nights like this, how this wasn’t really the ending / & I reminded myself that I would make it through this, & be better off for it / that is how I thrive