Category Archives: Poetry

How My Life of Happy Materialism Came to an End

Posted on April 15, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Brandon Green (unsplash.com) When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. London was so … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , , | 19 Comments

My Life of Happy Materialism in London

Posted on April 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo by Joshua Chandler When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. My first real day … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Poetry, Quips and Quotes | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

My Big Epiphany in London

Posted on March 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. Newly arrived and oldly lost, I spent my … Continue reading →

Posted in Fool's Odyssey, Humor, Memoir, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | 42 Comments

A Night/Knight in England

Posted on March 18, 2021 by mitchteemley

When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. It seemed like the Gatwick Express to … Continue reading →

Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Poetry | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments

Big Dumb Guy

Posted on March 11, 2021 by mitchteemley

‘Endless Tunnel’ photo by Jaroslaw Blaminsky When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Fool's Odyssey, Humor, Memoir, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

The Friendly Skies

Posted on March 4, 2021 by mitchteemley

‘Passenger Plane in the Sky’ by muralsonly.com When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fool's Odyssey, Humor, Memoir, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments

Not That I Was “Looking for God” or Anything

Posted on February 25, 2021 by mitchteemley

When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. Now, don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Where My Journey Began

Posted on February 18, 2021 by mitchteemley

When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life, because that’s what you do when you’re young and foolish (as opposed to old and foolish). I’d abandoned my former atheism and started reading the words … Continue reading →

Posted in Fool's Odyssey, For Pastors and Teachers, Memoir, Poetry, Religion/Faith | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

The Last Blog – and Twinkle ⭐️

Posted on February 17, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Mum’s the word:
The best known nursery rhyme in the world, ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’, was written by Jane Taylor, aged 23, in 1806 in her attic, which still exists in Stockwell Street, Colchester. It’s a…

Posted in Humor, Poetry, Quips and Quotes, Writing | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

An Ode to Winter

Posted on February 4, 2021 by mitchteemley

16 years ago this week, we moved from sunny SoCal to Cincinnati, Ohio. And the view from our windows (above) was exactly the same as it is now. Because it turns out: They have winter here this time every year! … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | 42 Comments