This is the personal writing site of Barry Hurd- online consultant, designer, writer, marketer, entrepreneur, and father.
The inescapable loss of compassion is impossible to dismiss. Sometimes you casually find a stranger at a loss beyond words. Sometimes those words are so evasive even you cannot hear them. Sometimes they come from someone you care about, and the futile nature of being human holds you in a moment where nothing feels more […]
I am, a humble gentleman.
Kindly tipping my unworn hat,
as if the frequent stranger
was my kindest friend.
For all that I was,
would I not be something more,
if only I was wise enough,
to open each and every door.
What more could I be?
The last time I say hello,
the first time I said good-bye,
to which my friendship has no […]
To my friends, the family you help me build,
every single one that has heard my voice,
read my words, shared my hopes and dreams,
or even found themselves somehow sharing this road,
No matter how far, or how little our time is,
I need to tell you something,
I am not perfect, nor do I care to be.
As if […]
I wrote a total of thirty pieces this weekend, mostly wandering around the river and talking to friends. It was a good weekend to sit back and relax, listen to the river and the drums, and to remember what life is all about. By saturday night I had nearly lost my voice, […]
Friends
I had dinner tonight with a friend and while I often have a comical nature in person, I believe in sharing ideas and moments.
Sometimes those moments are within an idea: to define my idea of friendship, of hope, and of faith. There are few people in the world who share such things, few people who […]
I don’t get too much time these days to stop and smell the roses, sometimes however sweet they are. Rather I ask myself if I remember what roses smell like. Ironically, I find myself lacking that memory. People often fail to realize if they will miss the moments of life they love, and yet I […]
I once spoke to an older man, who said with quiet words
“live life, not for yourself, but for the moment in front of you that will be remembered.”
The man was insane at the time. Yet now I know how true he was.
I was not his student. No I was just a casual friend who called […]
If I came across your profile,
would I wonder about you,
whether you enjoy the background,
the music that no one else hears,
or if you stand on the stage of life
and scream into the crowd.
If I came across your profile,
could I dare to think it defines you,
the way you eat breakfast in the morning
or laugh at whimsical musings […]
I wondered when the gray sky would clear,
for in the day,
it was the sun, for whatever reason I adored,
and at night,
the brilliant sparkle of so many dreams above.
I wondered, as I looked to the heavens,
was this a childish fantasy,
to believe in something I couldn’t see,
a dream being lived,
or memory long forgotten.
I wondered, if my life […]
Just Once…
I thought I’d say something
a little more meaningful than the last
A brief joke or a subtle line of logic
perhaps just slightly different
so that you would remember what I say
But then as always,
I’d just be forgotten and tossed aside
Like the wrapping paper of a mediocre birthday gift
Yet someone besides you,
would remember I had a purpose, […]