The time has come,' the Walrus said,To talk of many things:Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —Of cabbages — and kings —And why the sea is boiling hot —The Walrus and the CarpenterLewis CarrollIt is time to have a pleasant walk, a pleasant talk along the briny beach, to sweep the sand away and enjoy the sunny night. Let us leave our pleasant beds, put on our shiny shoes, explore what is different, what has changed. Perhaps we can get ...

Collection of shorts and poems written within the past year. No single theme other than dealing with various contemporary issues. I am writing this in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barrett confirmation hearings, early voting, voter suppression, hurricanes, wildfires, and so many things swirling around while I am in the middle. In the middle of a situation that must change. Some people are on the right and some are on the far right, some are on the left and some are on the far le...

In this case, I did not actually search for a title for a year and then give up. The poems were written within the last year and often derived from events that occurred over the last year, for example, “Sir Robin Syndrome - Uvalde 2022”. “At the end of the Parking Lot” is more personal, since I retired this past December. The poem “Leviathan” is in response to the overturning of Roe vs Wade. It is the year that binds and indeed I am still searching, trying to put a label on the year (Year ...

The time has come,' the Walrus said,To talk of many things:Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —Of cabbages — and kings —And why the sea is boiling hot —The Walrus and the CarpenterLewis CarrollIt is time to have a pleasant walk, a pleasant talk along the briny beach, to sweep the sand away and enjoy the sunny night. Let us leave our pleasant beds, put on our shiny shoes, explore what is different, what has changed. Perhaps we can get a ...

Free verse poetry, with one exception “A Shared Secret.” Various themes and settings, played through the collection as songs at a piano bar, often unnoticed by a crowd too concerned with immediate affairs and the noise of the crowd. “Disbelief” deals with a theme on how belief can lead to inaction all the while thinking that something is being accomplished; how belief can prevent action and the consequences of inaction which is answered by “Movement of One” where action is not dictated by ...

It has been a year since I last published. Over the year, the world continued her search for eternal youth but still there were new stress fractures, signs of aging, and a moodiness in knowing. No solace found in the passing days. There were greater storms, floods, fires, tornadoes, droughts, and oil spills. Continuing unseasonal weather changes, even slight shivers, earthquakes, or late freezes. One could argue that it was all natural and nothing new. Yes, one could argue and indeed we di...

In this case, I did not actually search for a title for a year and then give up. The poems were written within the last year and often derived from events that occurred over the last year, for example, "Sir Robin Syndrome - Uvalde 2022". "At the end of the Parking Lot" is more personal, since I retired this past December. The poem "Leviathan" is in response to the overturning of Roe vs Wade. It is the year that binds and indeed I am still searching, trying to put a label on the year (Year ...

There is no rhyme in this collection and if you find any then I apologize for destroying your expectation. It was not my intention to rhyme but alliteration is another matter. Clinches, such as “No Rhyme, nor reason,” are an abbreviated way of not only avoiding logic but also discourse. When I was studying Russian, one thing my instructor said was never ask a Russian how they are doing, unless you had time to stay for the answer. You ask an American how they are doing, and they could be go...

I am writing these poems and shorts in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barrett confirmation hearings, early voting, voter suppression, hurricanes, wildfires, and so many things swirling around while I am in the middle. In the middle of a situation that must change. Some people are on the right and some are on the far right, some are on the left and some are on the far left. Tomorrow the middle might shift but it will still be swirling around me.I can only hope that the fol...

35 free verse poems. With the exception of one poem, all poems were written this year. The one exception is Garden of Sand which was written around 1996. It concludes the collection and was included because despite having been written 23 years ago, it is still relevant. The eclectic collection uses various voices and different points of view. Our Happy Lives has various voices and varous points of view and Burnt Autumn is not spoken from a singular voice. Some such as An Evil Woman can be ...

Free verse poetry, with one exception "A Shared Secret." Various themes and settings, played through the collection as songs at a piano bar, often unnoticed by a crowd too concerned with immediate affairs and the noise of the crowd. "Disbelief" deals with a theme on how belief can lead to inaction all the while thinking that something is being accomplished; how belief can prevent action and the consequences of inaction which is answered by "Movement of One" where action is not dictated by ...

It has been a year since I last published. Over the year, the world continued her search for eternal youth but still there were new stress fractures, signs of aging, and a moodiness in knowing. No solace found in the passing days. There were greater storms, floods, fires, tornadoes, droughts, and oil spills. Continuing unseasonal weather changes, even slight shivers, earthquakes, or late freezes. One could argue that it was all natural and nothing new. Yes, one could argue and indeed we di...