I THOUGHT THE POET I thought the poet’s job was to bring attention to beauty to write of tender buds in a sheltered glen to praise the bringing of life to precious children I thought expressing joy and hope was the poet’s duty. In school they praised the masters of rhythm, imagery and line who... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Found in a wrong file, written in 2013.
Tiger Heart All her life she’d been burning bright, her tiger heart caged by convention and expectation. And of course by the very laws of the land. Nan was brought up knowing a lady does thus and so. She never forgets her role, her place. A man and his wife are one; that one is he. He controls her... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
SHORT STORY FROM THE FILE
CONVERSATION IN A WAITING ROOM LabCorp had been open half an hour when Jed Carpenter signed in, but there were already five others waiting to be called to the inner sanctum. There was one vacant chair, the one next to him. Jed, the grandson of slaves, was a seasoned veteran and slowed a bit by... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
MOUNTAIN COUNTRY
IT SEEMS TO ME Proper mountain ranges have jetty points, trees aligned and endlessly arrayed, fringed receding vistas in purples and smoky blues, black rocky crags crowned eternally in snow. They stand in silhouette against peach-going-golden dawns, copper sunsets that fade to purple. First... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 24, 2021
FROM THE POET'S FILE
LIFE Funny, isn't it? Unhappy in love, we long for peace, Alone in peace, we pine for love. Love is a farce, we say, hoping to have something to laugh about soon. Resigned, we quit the games, build walls, find ways to drag ourselves through life's complicated maze. Then love drops from the skies to... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 23, 2021
THOUGHT PIECE FROM 1985
DON'T MIND ME The internal garden of the mind is an Eden of infinite possibility, no less beautiful or terrible because it is mostly invisible to outsiders. It can either be stimulated or limited by the physical nature of the body or by rubbing up against the influences of other minds. Some manage... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 21, 2021
THE GROUP MEETS TO TALK IT OVER
I met with the writers as planned (almost) yesterday. To my surprise five of them showed up. I apologized again for making such a total ass of myself - and got a couple hugs, because we've all had both of our Covid shots. One little glitch - I'd assumed the business opens at 9:00, but it doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 20, 2021
A PUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO BLOGIT...
If you don't pay your exorcist.... you can get repossessed. With her marriage, she got a new name... and a dress. You are stuck with your debt if.... you can't budge it. Local Area Network in Australia.... The LAN down under. A boiled egg is.... hard to beat. When you've seen one shopping center....... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
FROM MY "COLLEGE DAZE" COLLECTION
DEGREE CANDIDATE History is not for me, the lovely freshman said. Accounting is the world's most trying bore. But art is fun when said and done and I just love to dance around the floor. Nursing's for the other guy. You can send the math train right on by There's no career-girl plan designed for me.... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
PRAYERS
your name is all the morning hymn that sings me out of dreams my sleeping skin feels you still here in love's remembered stream your name is all the evening prayer that sinks and soothes me through sweet fire into the dreams I thought were lost you are my heart's desire Sign in to see full entry.