SAN DIEGO WRITERS GROUP March 12, 2015 During my cross country trip in 2015 I was informed and then invited to attend a writers group that meets each Thursday in San Diego by Adam Stutz a Facebook friend. The format is for someone to present a piece of their poetry and then the group helps … More Discovered Fruit
I have known this quote forever, it seems. I read it first in the early-mid seventies when I was searching for the truth that I wanted but could not find. My eyes were dim and I could not see. I had no basic truths. Maybe one…”Keep your head down!”. That worked but not in every … More If you have a hero, look again: you have diminished yourself in some way.
Dear Diary: August 12 – Moved into my little house in Trevett. It is so beautiful here. The view of the back river and islands is stunning. The old pine in the front yard is enormous and certainly represents the great state of Maine. I look forward to the change in seasons. If there is … More It’s That Time of Year!
Where web surfing took me. Caedmon was a young holy man in Middle age England. He is the first recorded English poet. What an education Wiki gives, for free. (I donate to Wikipedia regularly.)
SURVIVING ON THE RED PLANET That time of day when the sun lowers itself into The few degrees of arc left to us earthlings, The wind from the south is playing games This day the first of December, It is 3:58 p.m. The alien scene is both terrible and amusing, Depending on your knowledge and … More Surviving on Mars
KISSING DENISE LEVERTOV This lovely face is reading to me with sexy lips and A voice that soothes and beckons, Her words speak directly to my inner being, Her mouth is drawing me toward dangerous Navigational hazards hidden in a swirling sea of Passion. My blistering heart is bursting through my clothing To reach out … More Kissing Denise Levertov
WHAT’S HAPPENING? The question is, “What’s happening?”. It wants to know if any event, gathering, object, situation is in progress and if that item is in the beginning, middle, or final portion of an activity. That is what passed before me last week when daylight saving time was being imposed upon us. This event, the … More Time is Boss
“Philadelphia police have publicly released body camera footage and 911 recordings of the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr as they named the officers responsible for the shooting and announced a series of reforms.” * To be honest, if I were to be approached by an officer of the law who was scared shitless that … More A Universal Theme
FALL BACK! Stated in an urgent communique, The idea is to help the general population To gain an hour of daylight and to not feel the lag Of time and absence of sun exposure. Industrialists with nothing to occupy Their time or with a deep love for golf or Collecting bugs decided to interfere with … More FALL BACK!
Conjured from an essay on this wordpress blog of August 8, 2018 A Warm Evening Feast To extend the beauty of the afternoon I went to dear friend Tina’s blog and left a border-line love-note, I felt the hunger of the day and the sun Lowering to go to the potato patch On the other … More A Warm Evening Feast
Playing Fair and Being Kind 