Image from https://easy-peasy.ai The last few weeks, writing has slooooowed to a trickle. I told a friend recently that I feel like my brain took a vacation without telling me š (This also reminds me of the time I felt like the muses were on strike). Below is a poem I wrote last year whenContinueContinue reading “Head in the Clouds”
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Finches
Birdsong has always caught the ear of the musician in me. Iām not the first. French composer Oliver Messiaen painstakingly translated a dozen or so birdsongs into musical notation, then composed a piece based on his research called, āCatalog of Birdsā. The last few years, Iāve gotten more intentional about listening to birds, despite myContinueContinue reading “Finches”
Street View
This week, I tallied poems and determined I have enough to work on self-publishing my next book, A Song of Glass. Iād like to add one more poem, and I need to write an introduction. Then I can start the (often arduous) process of setting the book up in Amazonās self-publishing platform. Poetry is oftenContinueContinue reading “Street View”
Forevermore
My wife and I did the math the other day, and found weāve been Valentines for 27 years or so. Over the years, Iāve given her a poem or two on Valentineās Day. This year I had no plan to but yesterday morning, I was inspired and dashed off the frolic below. More than likely,ContinueContinue reading “Forevermore”
Looking Down the Road
This week, Iāll attend a funeral for one of my uncles. In 2024, I attended two funerals for two other uncles. I have lost relatives before. But losing these uncles has caused a shift in my life: of the adults I knew while growing up, half are dead. This has brought a different kind ofContinueContinue reading “Looking Down the Road”
The Clock Ticks
Writing is a process that even writers find mysterious. Thereās no one way to write. Every poem is its own journey, and Iām usually discovering what a poem is as much as writing it. There are also many ways to approach writing. Often I start with an experience or idea I want to capture inContinueContinue reading “The Clock Ticks”
Wonders
Some days I feel overwhelmed by the amount of human wreckage in the world. The causes are manyāselfishness, addiction, division, assault, unrest, economic strainā¦the list can seem endless. I often wonder how much more people can weather. But we are still here, and the original goodness of things still shows through in places. āWondersā isContinueContinue reading “Wonders”
Remember
Well, I totally forgot to set up my blog post this week so Iām dashing off this quick post. Apropos of forgetting, Iām posting a haiku entitled āRemember,ā which was in my third book, Shadow and Memory. RememberTo re-member, tore-collect and re-connect what timeās knife severed.
Jays and Nuthatches
Officially, itās been fall since September 22nd but with temps in the 70s and 80s, it hasnāt felt like it yet. Still, fall is hinting to summer that itās time to go; leaves are already on the ground, and it was in the 40s when I got up yesterday. Iāve paid more attention to birdsContinueContinue reading “Jays and Nuthatches”
Lifespan
Sometime in July, we realized a cricket had taken up residence in our outside stairwell. Every night (and sometimes during the day) he chirped away; that chirp became part of the family (or at least a weird neighbor), and my wife named him Jiminy (a nod to Disneyās Pinocchio, naturally). Given that Jiminy is theContinueContinue reading “Lifespan”
A Wandering Minstrel 