https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/This blog begins with the last poem I wrote, over two years ago. I love poetry. I stopped writing when events in my life seemed to end my love affair. Well,this blog is my way back. Unlike Wordsworth, I have no "Intimations of Immortality," but hope to discover my voice, and travel from silence to verse. hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/692204I really want to thank each of you have commented on my last two poem. I will try to respond to each of you. As you have guessed, I have "issues" with chronic pain, and some days, it is difficult for me to sit at the computer for very long. But I did read all the lovely comments, and I really...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/692048Abydos Sometimes, I remember Abydos, And two ancient temples Encased in waves of heat, Square cut and strong, Like stubborn fists clenched against the tyrannies of time, Surrounded by the silence of sand. At times, On reckless, pain filled days, Entombed emotions Rise up, like avenging gods...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/691684Something a bit lighter for my blog. No sonnets, today. The Neighbor’s Cat If only I spat disdain Like the neighbors’ cat Despotic Never kitty neurotic Capricious yellow tabby tyrant I itch to pet Aiming aimlessly superior Surveyor Part-time birdie slayer Would I rule, too? If only I never...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/691596Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor Held captive, the music breathes inside my chest Releasing, teasing daydreams of escape, The sudden freedom of a soul possessed, Unbound by sounds forever changing shape, As if each dying note could conquer grief. The music lives, it takes control, unless I hold by...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/691558In browsing around Blogit, I find many poems that are strong in religious faith and imagery. I do not often work in those fields, but at times, I have found myself reaching towards faith as I write. I thought I would share one such poem. It dates from just over two years ago, interestingly, just...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/691546Finally, the first completely "new" poem in two years. We watched the movie last night, and I knew I had to write about it. I stuck to using a sonnet as my format. I thought the form might bridle in my rather strong emotional reactions to the movie. At any rate, here tis. After The Black Swan A...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/691374This is a re-write of another sonnet I started two years ago before I stopped writing. Jumping back into writing verse feels like trying to speak a language I have not spoken for a long time. So, I decided to re-visit some older works, complete them, and hopefully, urge myself into new territory....https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Gerontian/691292I thought I would begin this blog with the last poem I wrote. It is a sonnet. I enjoy reading and writing both formal poetry and free verse. This is a beginning that starts where I ended. White Camellias They always open on the first cold days December brings, as if they understand The season’s...