Antonio’s Poem
Explore where poetry’s words can take you! Poetry provides two views at once: the facts or story and a deeper understanding of ourselves, our world, …
Belles-Lettres: Read/See
Art, literature, poetry, essays, by me and others. No doubt, some commentary on banned books, which I hope you read.
Voice of a Voyage (Reposted)
“Intellectual. Insightful. Inspiring.” “Daunting and inspirational” “Emotionally engaging, as well as educational” “Gripping” “The writing is a joy” “Best of all, it makes one think.” …
Storms and Then Some (Reposted)
The “bomb cyclone” that hit the Denver area the other day (in 2019, but, thankfully, missed my area in the mountains), reminded me of this …
Aboriginal Conundrum: Songlines vs. Scorn (Reposted)
Excerpts from Voice of a Voyage, Chapter 7, Australia: Down Under to the Extreme: This antipodal land has many layers of meaning. Sometimes it seemed …
I Hear the Ants Breathing
This poem appears in Voice of a Voyage, published by Sunstone Press. It’s one of my favorites. I wrote it in Australia during our circumnavigation …
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
This is a fantastic poem by Judyth Hill. Her website is www.judythhill.com. She gave me permission to share it. Ironically she wrote it many years …
Becoming a Wanderer
This voyage at sea: had I constructed my own diaspora or had I become a nomad? Rather, I thought I was becoming a wanderer, a …
Tea in a Bombed-out Alley
Tea in a Bombed-out Alley I stumbled on them in an alley while looking for a school. I had heard children’s voices, bouncing over a …
Haunting Tiger: A plea for sensible gun control
This tiger shadows us, its low-pitched growl more like soft murmuring waves on shore over and over. peopledopeopledopeopledo Eighteen, just got his first job as …