

Andre Lamartin
- Jul 17, 2017
Dreams
A dream is a paradisiac island of the future floating placidly on the ocean of our hearts. An encapsulated rendition of a life not yet...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 15, 2017
Tears of Joy
You cannot take yourself too seriously and expect to have a sense of humor. In order to laugh with others, we must first learn to laugh...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 13, 2017
“The Lonely Man”
The longing for companionship is the universal need for mutual understanding. Finding part of yourself in another human being while...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 11, 2017
She
The unopened doors in life invite our imagination. They entice us to consider a life that never was, but could have been. Had we opened...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 10, 2017
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum !
Never postpone the truth, never save it for later! The future is uncertain, the present a traitor. As I charter my course to a new...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 10, 2017
All My Heart Can See
All My Heart Can See A new life devoid of lies The truth before my eyes No need or place to hide True love my only bride Valued not for...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 8, 2017
Enter the Dragon
A great teacher is someone who walks by your side even when you part ways. The lessons left behind last the remainder of your days....


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 7, 2017
The Scream
Some scenes are so appalling even silence seems to scream. Today I saw a child struggling to survive out on the street. When the red...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 7, 2017
A Rhyme for the Nonconformist
When the world says something is wrong, but you feel in your core it is right, do you blindly follow along or do you take the lead in...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 7, 2017
Voices of Silence
No human being converses with solitude. Even when alone he will always be accompanied by the words of his past. Voices silenced in the...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 6, 2017
On the Move
Being on the move requires a destination. This explains my childhood fascination with airports. A place for people in transit to...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 6, 2017
The State of Being
It is impossible to forget what you long to remember. No longer a face, a silhouette or a scent, but an elevated state of being. One that...

Andre Lamartin
- Jul 5, 2017
A Friendship Algorithm for the Information Age
If the measure of a true friend is the lasting presence in one’s life, I currently have few. This in itself is not intrinsically...

Andre Lamartin
- Jul 4, 2017
Memories
If the genetic legacy bequeathed by our ancestors also contained their memories, we most likely would not repeat their mistakes. A memory...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 2, 2017
Olympus Has Fallen
When decline and fall are the themes of the play, the leading characters all, must be made out of clay. In a time of trouble when...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 2, 2017
My Brother´s Keeper
Anyone can bring a troubled man down, Helping him stand takes compassion. A heart that commands you not to frown, A mind that tames the...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 1, 2017
Truth & Lies
The most convincing lies are the lies we tell ourselves. They are tailored to dress our weaknesses. They are tailored to conceal...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 1, 2017
Lost in Translation
Whoever said that there are many benefits to speaking multiple languages, vastly underestimated the downside of being misunderstood. Ever...


Andre Lamartin
- Jul 1, 2017
Dark is the Night
When human beings are reduced to stateless savagery, the nuanced complexities of civilized language give way to a barbaric display of...


Andre Lamartin
- Jun 29, 2017
On Pain & Beauty
Why must beauty be so painful? Because it requires discipline. If not to gain, at least to maintain.


Andre Lamartin
- Jun 29, 2017
1984
A gelid world of silent strangers, Where the heartless pass you by. Wasting time a constant danger, Truth and meaning morbid lies. A...


Andre Lamartin
- Jun 29, 2017
What Dictionaries Cannot Define
Life may be a masquerade ball for some, but costumes are sewn for special occasions, not for daily use. Experiencing the prosaic as...


Andre Lamartin
- Jun 28, 2017
An Ocean of Intangibility
Time is an ocean of intangibility flowing all around us. It is perceptible to every human sense, particularly vision. We contemplate time...


Andre Lamartin
- May 28, 2017
The Twilight of Words
A writer only ceases to be when his heartbeat is permanently silenced. For as long as there is life in him, there will always be words...