From a father to his daughter in the future (written when she was 5).

 

Hey you beautiful human being,

How's life in general? 
(As my grandfather used to say).

I wrote this to my beautiful little girl, when she was little.

Middle age father to future daughter

 

You slept

While I drank

You paraded

While I internalised

You played

I marvelled

And documented

The feature film I never made

Finally content that I didn’t.

(You sure?)

 

We hugged

I forgot all

Bar the unadulterated joy

Unrivalled.

 

I was not perfect

Unlike most

I was all too bristling

With my inconsistencies

My inner burdens

 

Yet the best of me

Went to you

I may ultimately lose

I accept that

As long as you flourish

And even if not

The intent was pure

With enough purpose

To let me rest

Finally.

2015

Things have changed alot, for those older parents who have been through the teenage years. And for all of us who remember our own time, though perhaps not objectively. 

Love to hear your thoughts. I do these for you.

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Straight of Hummus

A very silly, very short video

Until next time,

Peace

Anthony

There's a pathway to being happy through doing this

 

O P E N 

In order to get there, you have to do this first.

Watch OPEN

My latest video

Written when I was in Rehab.

AJL YouTube Channel

And there it is, a new friend

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The Greatest Aussie Hero no-one knows

 

He saved dozens of lives

and barely anyone knows his name

Watch The Great Flood

What did you think?

What an incredible story. Love to see it turned into a movie.

I've known this story for a long time but only because I visited the Muesum at Gundagai. 

It should be taught in schools! 

These images aren't even available on the net. They're from an old booklet I bought. 

Please share. Let's get this story out there!

Until next time,

Peace and love

Anthony

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You can be special too, just like this! Plus Cute little Friend!

 

Hey,

How are you doing?

Gender Matters! Or maybe it doesn't...

You can be Special - just by doing this...

Don't blame Anthony!

This post was brought to you by Stevie... 

Created on a Sunday 

More Satire

Here's a bonus sweet little video I made. They're very cute! 

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Have a great week!

Peace

Anthony (And Stevie on Sundays)

Don't wait. And if they ask you - say this back.

Hey you beautiful human being,

How's life in general? 
(As my grandfather used to say).

Here are two new YouTube shorts 

that you can't miss!

Don't Wait!

Your future is shorter than you think...

If they ask, say this.... 

Anthony J. Langford Books | Australian writer

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My YouTube Channel.

New videos every week!

She disappeared 25 years ago.... now found alive. (Plus wild Mardi Gras Story!)

 

Hey,

How are you doing?
Something very different from me. A change in direction.

I've began making TikTok videos, experimenting if you like. They're short, fairly easy and fun to make. And they get views. Unlike my video poems, which take a lot of work and get literally nothing. 
So it's time to change. Here's a couple of recent ones. 

Mum found alive after 25 years!

She was recently charged with a DUI after she was found. It was an outstanding warrant from 2001. Hence the old/new photo comparison. 

This is a personal and unusual story that happened to me 

in the 90's during my first Mardi Gras event. 

My last video poem, Music of the Masses. Just 5 views, but not everyone has taste!

Still, the amount of work involved means I'm not likely to make any more.

I have 7 'in the bank' then will retire them. 

Nothing lasts forever. It's just gone 15 years since I started. Jan 18, 2011.

Here's the first one; When Ego comes to Town

Thank you for being a part of this enterprise, whether youve been here

a long time, or a short one. 

More Video Poems

Anthony J. Langford Books | Australian writer

They want someone to blame (The crowd calls for blood).

 

Music of the Masses

Someone must be to blame. 

Someone must pay the price.

Will it be you?

A video poem by AJ Langford

Watch on YouTube HERE

or below

What are your thoughts? Do you agree?

I'm not sure how many more of these Video Poems I'll make. I make quick disposable videos for TikTok that get so many more views. These are hard to make. People just don't care about art. About quality. They want a quick hit. Seconds worth. 

I have a few 'in the bank' ready to go and many more voiceovers recorded but I'm not sure I'll turn those voiceovers into visuals. I can't upload them to TikTok either. Those voiceovers may never see the light of day. There's dozens. 

AI generated for this post. 
My idea but 'I didn't create it!'

So sick of seeing music videos on YouTube
that doesn't specify it's AI. These 'artists' are delibrately 
trying to mislead people. They're huge egos. Arseholes!

In any regard, there are eight more videos like these complete. Then I may retire them. We shall see. 


Thank you for watching. I do appreciate it, so much. Especially if you've been around for years. I started making Video Poetry in 2011. That's 15 years. Nothing lasts forever. And my work down through the decades has definitely been in 'periods'. The short films. The music videos. The video poems. The poetry. The short stories. The novels. Now it's fucking TikToks haha. Sign O The Times.

Here's one of those shitty disposable videos. Doctor Google. So easy to make. 

Until next time,

Peace

Anthony

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Love out of Control - A Valentine's Day Special

 

The unrehearsed Dance of Love

A Valentine's Day Special

Hi,

How are you going? 

If youre not a romantic or beleive in Valentine's Day, this post is still for you. There's a video and a poem. The poem is not what you may think.

 

Some things can only be experienced for the first time. Even if we've done something similiar before. Even if we've been in prior relationships. New people, new dynamics to navigate. Nothing is ever truly the same twice.

Before the poem however, is this new TikTok I made. 

Watch 

One Thing that makes Life Worthwhile

 

HERE

The endless equation

 

Simplicity is our aim

Complexity is the game

That we ultimately navigate

With mixed results

In spite of

The easy entry procedure.

 

Peace and love

Is what we seek

Unravelled

In part

By our own emotional decisions

The perpetrators of our own undoing.

 

Now couple that

With the mis-stepped

Dance of Another

And it’s no mystery

As to why it

So often ends

In the far flung

Field of misery

From those

Initial, basic, wholesome yearnings.

 

 

1.2.24  8.15 pm

 

I'm an old romantic at heart. 

I'd like to think that Love conquers all. 

It's certainly a very strong, primal yearning that cannot be denied.

Happy Valentines Day

Love 

Anthony