Category Archives: beauty

Morning Poem, June 30, 2015

              How To Write Poetry   Poe said that he wrote his poems The way a man builds a bridge “This is the effect I want,” he said. “And so these are the words I need.” He did it hammer … Continue reading

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afternoon post, June 15, 2015

                          Summer Afternoon     The summer colors deepen in the afternoon The yellow green lawns The dark green hils The jade green lake.   The mists vanish and leave the day exposed Resplendant in clarity and stillness … Continue reading

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Evening Poem, June 6, 2015

The Long Day   At nine o’clock the sky is still white And the cars and cycles roar along the highway without headlights As if there will never be darkness again.  No night.   The trees are fully leaved and … Continue reading

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Afternoon Poem, May 26, 2015

Catch this day This sunlight and breeze This grass and the green leaves so fine. And roll it up tightly And squeeze out the life And bottle it up like wine. Then far in deep winter On a dark afternoon … Continue reading

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Morning Poem, May 21, 2015

The Quiet Rain   I opened the window to the morning And heard the rain. Slow, steady, barely audible The crisp tapping of raindrops on the new leaves. Like the slow tickings of a thousand distant clocks.   The green world … Continue reading

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Afternoon Post, May 18, 2015

.   THE AFTERNOON RAIN . The afternoon rain was polite Like a good waiter Coming at just the right time Accomplishing the task With minimal interruption And departing without fanfare Leaving the remainder of the afternoon To sunlight and … Continue reading

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Mid Day Post, May 15, 2015

BOOK REVIEW:  HOW DANTE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE, by Rod Dreher I recommend this book. I just finished it a few days ago and I have already started through it again, just to re-read all of the passages that I … Continue reading

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Mid Day Post, May 14, 2015

.                                                             WAITING FOR SUMMER . It has been a long time since the days when I waited anxiously for the coming of summer.  More than Christmas, those first warm days of May promised freedom and the cutting of every … Continue reading

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afternoon post, may 11, 2015

Bob Dylan is famous for doing the opposite of what anybody ever thought he would do.  Time and again he has gone in the opposite direction of what was at the time considered cool and he has frustrated many of … Continue reading

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Morning Poem, May 8, 2015

My grandfather’s shop was in the long shed behind his farmhouse. Spacious and airy It smelled always of sawdust and penetrating oil. There were always unfinished projects on the broad tables there Pieces of turned maple or walnut Meant to … Continue reading

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