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Poetry and insights
I’m in love with words, and I love to use the right words to create poems that have clarity and character. I think of my work as “literal poetry.” I don’t put my pen down until I’ve said exactly what I feel, exactly what I mean to say, so that you, as the reader or listener, will have no doubt about it. I want to write poems that don’t need to be explained—what you see is what it is. I want to write poems that express deep human emotions, and very thoughtful observations, and very precise meanings. I am a poet, a writer, a teacher, a moralist, a historian and an unflinching student of human nature. I think a lot. I strive to express truth and give context—both rational and emotional—to reality. I think words can be pictures, and lovely songs, and bodacious scents, and private flavors, and early morning caresses that wake each part of me, one at a time. I know some of those words, and, from time to time, I write some of them.
“we had our time”… “our time” my poem
we filled our time together
“The seasons are quite real”…“Seasoning,” my poem
sing their song
“…on just the one day,” in Cold Mountain
Ruby sees a bigger picture…
The Book of Days…part lix
nature poems about the dawn’s early light…
“think about it”…my poem
don’t wait to be asked
Book Reviews and insights
Reading is part of my life. Old books are companions—they have a palpable essence that will never be duplicated in an eBook reader. I can live with books, inter librorum copias. I don’t read too many novels, although I’m partial to 19th century American and English writers like Dickens and Hawthorne and O. Henry. I’m happy when I’m reading aloud. I wish that I may live long enough to read at least most of the books in my library.
Red Brethren (book review)
David Silverman on “race” in early America
The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin…book review
not much spark
words have physical feeling…a quote
from The Bridges of Madison County
Concept of the Corporation (book review)
Peter Drucker didn’t see the whole monster…
The Fabric of Reality…book review
David Deutsch could use some philosophy…
Historical insights
I think it’s difficult to be a sensitive and sensible human being without some knowledge of history and its enduring elements. An insufficient understanding of history is an impediment to decent participation in human society. I am particularly intrigued by the systematic methods of the French Annalistes to examine the deep structures (longues durées) of history. Awareness and understanding of history allow us to create and sustain a mindful context for our past and present adventures.
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Politics: thoughts and insights
Yelling isn’t my style. I am a committed and, I think, well-informed liberal progressive. It’s my intention to avoid presenting any political commentaries that are doctrinaire, abusive, deliberately hateful or contrary to “…a decent respect to the opinions of mankind…” Maybe you’ll recognize those words from the Declaration of Independence. I respect the value and the necessity of dedicated support for the preservation of the public good. I’m willing to offer my considerations of what constitutes the public good.
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Tidbits
Occasional items that tickle your funny bone, or point your mind in a new direction, or invite you to stop for a moment and listen to what your heart is telling you.
tomorrow, shuffling, comes…my poem
live each bright hour
“…the duly goggled…”…George Santayana
give the intellectual cripples a break…
Feeling lucky? get ready for it
way to go…
“…my final future…”… “now then…” my poem
the carpe diem thing
“We almost always know…”
doing the right thing…
“faintest breaths…”…“another thing,” my poem
they never look up
Starman…an alien with special sauce
movie review, Jeff Bridges et al.
“a dancing wight”…“Another time,” my poem
no song sublime
“we think dirt is dirty…”…my poem
“we tend to be messy…”
What the Robin Knows…book review
what the robins say…