Well, with elections happening this Tuesday in the United States, I suppose posting a poem about elections was inevitable š Below is a poem from my second book, Event Horizon. I wrote āElection Dayā on election day in 2020. At the risk of stating the obvious, elections are emotionally complicated affairs, regardless of your beliefsContinueContinue reading “Election Day”
Category Archives: Modern poetry
Fourth Horse and Seven Years to Go
Image by Nina Paley / apocalypseanimated.com With elections approaching and many other sources of dis-ease in the world, I thought Iād share āFourth Horse and Seven Years to Go,ā a poem I am (pretty much) finished with, which will be in a future book. āFourth Horseā is a work of whimsical angst, which has meContinueContinue reading “Fourth Horse and Seven Years to Go”
Grief
Yesterday, I sat down to pray because Iāve felt off and a little down all week. As I prayed, I realized I am grieving a number of things. One of my uncles passed away in September and other family members are dealing physical or mental health issues. The cumulative effect impacts my mood, sleep, andContinueContinue reading “Grief”
Checking Out
All of us (even the introverts) are curious about other people. It might not be far off the mark to say weāre intensely curious about other people. While that curiosity is reigned in by some serious socialization, it doesnāt go away. Itās one of those unspoken things we share but donāt talk about. Poetry canContinueContinue reading “Checking Out”
Hive
Probably six years ago, and much to my surprise, I was diagnosed with anxiety. While itās normal to worry now and then, anxiety became pervasive enough that it disrupted my personal and work life. But with a little counseling and a lot of prayer, I have learned to manage it much better. Like most otherContinueContinue reading “Hive”
Soaked Through
It has been raining off and on where I live. Weāve had a couple lightning storms, which were exciting, but mostly itās been wet. With rain on the brain, I thought Iād post a poem I wrote during another rainy season entitled, āSoaked Through.ā This poem was part of my third collection, Shadow and Memory.ContinueContinue reading “Soaked Through”
Purpose
Sunday is my usual day to post to A Wandering Minstrel. Typically, I write my post Saturday and schedule it for Sunday. Well, yesterday was SUPER busy, and I didnāt realize til today was almost gone that I hadnāt posted yet. So, Iām shooting from the hip, last minute š¤ Todayās poem is not oneContinueContinue reading “Purpose”
This Land
In other posts, Iāve talked about poems that take years to finish. Todayās poem, āThis Land,ā is one I started writing in the mid ā90s but didnāt finish until 2020. Over the decades, it went through many rewrites, none of which I was really happy with until the last one. āThis Landā was always meantContinueContinue reading “This Land”
Denial
This weekās poem, āDenialā, will be in my upcoming book The Anonymity of Waiting. I donāt want to say much about it because Iām curious to see what readers think itās about. In some degree, poetry is always about balancing transparency with ambiguity. Poems fall all along this continuum, with some being explicit and othersContinueContinue reading “Denial”
Happy Birthday, USA
On July 4th, 1776, the second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. This document announced our independence from England and marked the birth of The United States of America. Since Americans celebrated the birth of our country on Thursday last week, I thought Iād share a poem I wrote about July 4thContinueContinue reading “Happy Birthday, USA”
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