Circle
Life is a circle. We enter from nowhere, screaming. Live through the round, talking. Die, to go who knows where, whimpering. During our lives, word leaves fall. Where they are pleasing, some may be gathered to be pressed between […]
To An Unknown Poet, In Thanks
The other night his moving words flowed from a TV set that flickered jerky scenes of war, so terrible, that it was thought that this must be the war to end all wars. They overwhelmed my numbed minds feeble strength, as clouds of gas borne by a morning breeze would roll in waves across as […]
Regrets
The old woman said. “I could have been a professional dancer you know.” Every body laughed; she was very old and senile. For me it was tragic sad. A tear squeezed from my eye but no one saw; in the movies. It was tragic sad, it is always sad; when someone realizes that life […]
The Start
As round the start line sailboats wheel, to read the course and feel the wind. The ballet of this ancient sport unfolds before the watchful eye. The count down signaled with gun and flag; so each may mark his allotted time. For then positioning begins, to try to make the perfect start. The right […]