by Richard Subber | Aug 21, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry
words as ring with fire…
such as…
I write such words as may inspire,
and to what end?—you may inquire…
I choose such words as ring with fire,
you hear them as you will.
My words conspire to sound such joy,
such pleasure as may climb a hill
and sing such songs as linger still
on lips that kiss the tune.
I write such words that whisper true
and tell such tales of rhyme and flame,
that lovers will caress such words
and angels learn their name.
May 18, 2025
Rhyming inspired by “Lepanto” by Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936)
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Book review: Lafayette by Harlow Unger
He was a great man. Also rich and lucky.
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As with another eye: Poems of exactitude with 55 free verse and haiku poems,
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by Richard Subber | Aug 17, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry
wonderment…
adoro
Angels we can never see,
my dearest one may be an angel…
does she weep when I fail my better nature?
does she sing in silence when I do a good thing?
does she touch me when I wonder?
does she hold me to her
when I need
to feel a warmth in my world?
December 8, 2024
inspired by “For the Heartbroken” by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, December 8, 2024, on her website
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Book review: The Sea Runners
…it informs, it does not soar…
by Ivan Doig
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As with another eye: Poems of exactitude with 55 free verse and haiku poems,
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by Richard Subber | Aug 9, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry, Reflections
sand is humble…
my sand
When did I first know
that inside of me
some part is ocean?
I feel the gift
of a swelling crest,
I carry little waves
to make a shore
wherever I may need
to stop and rest,
I see afar with eyes of birds,
I skim a surf
where no one goes,
I walk with you
and wonder
that we may have different sand
between our toes,
the breaker sound
is a familiar call,
you may hear me hum
but can you hear
my offshore breeze,
the plover’s song that
lingers at my ear?
The ocean part of me is older, noisier,
easier, light like driftwood,
calm as sunsets,
sure as tides,
bright as sunrise,
as humble as sand,
eternal like blue water.
April 26, 2025
Inspired by a haiku by Rosemary Wahtola Trommer, April 20, 2025.
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Book review: Shantung Compound
They didn’t care much
about each other…
by Langdon Gilkey
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Above all: Poems of dawn and more with 73 free verse poems,
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by Richard Subber | Aug 3, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry
The Book of Days
The dawn’s early light can be pleasure enough for the whole day.
There are words enough to tell the story of “the temptation of day to come.”
It is my delight to write some of them for your delectation.
Looking up
pale pink it is,
the rising sun salutes the night
with hues that last
a little while,
then slip away,
and cue the day.
August 20, 2024
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Book review: “Bartleby, the Scrivener”
Loneliness beyond understanding…
by Herman Melville
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In other words: Poems for your eyes and ears with 64 free verse and haiku poems,
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by Richard Subber | Jul 29, 2025 | Human Nature, My poetry, Poetry
bears thinking about…
bearly
I think I’m running away—
I don’t know where to go,
I still love Mommy and Daddy,
they don’t want to come.
Bobby wants to come.
Bobby grabs my hand,
he always smiles,
Bobby’s not a real bear
but he’s a real friend,
he’ll stay with me
in case I get lost
‘cause Bobby always knows
which way to look
to see the way home.
April 22, 2025
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Book review: Lord of the Flies
Never more relevant…
by William Golding
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Writing Rainbows: Poems for Grown-Ups with 59 free verse and haiku poems,
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by Richard Subber | Jul 24, 2025 | My poetry, Poetry
it chases clouds…
Immensity
A pith of sky
throughout the vault,
it chases clouds,
it hides most stars—
the brightest blink
their way to dawn,
a lazy crescent moon
reclines atop the trees,
repines, obscure…
This black, immense,
this night enfolds,
this sky is big.
September 29, 2024
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To Serve Them All My Days…movie review
how to live a decent life
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My first name was rain: A dreamery of poems with 53 free verse and haiku poems,
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