Today I am celebrating 1000 hits on one post! I started writing my blog, Culture vs Content, last August. It is totally amazing to me that one particular post, written on September 20, 2007, has received a total of 1000 hits just today: Light as (is) Art. I kept noticing that it was getting quite a few hits…
Author: Bonnie
Decline of Heroes
The world is a buzz with the sudden and tragic death of Heath Ledger. I am sad at the untimely death of any human soul. Ledger’s passing made me ponder afresh the world’s clamor for a hero and ask the question why we chose people like him to worship. We are created to worship and the desire to…
DNA Proofs
The wintry weather in Texas is making me think about the former Soviet Union and our life some years ago. I remember that period as the “best and worst of times.” I wrote the poem below in St. Petersburg.
Political Straight Talk
Although I don’t recall the actual inaugural speech of JFK on January 20, 1961, I do remember growing up hearing his famous words: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for you country.” The seeds of those words went deep into my heart as a young American patriot. They…
I Am So Happy!
My husband and I are home now, having returned from two weeks in Florida. We had a great time of business/pleasure. We really enjoyed the beach this time and, of course, the great seafood. So fresh. The rest energized us, recharged our batteries. Today I am so happy to be back in my home…
Crisis?
“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is To have a thankless child!” –William Shakespeare
Every Word
Every Word Every word I write, I engrave upon your heart, that you will see the hidden person of me without form of beauty, without benefit of education, without power of possession, without significance of fame. Every word I write, I engrave upon your heart that you will know what I reveal, what I conceal,…
lightreign
If you are enthralled with light, love art, and seek truth, log onto my new blog: lightreign: http://lightreign.wordpress.com/ A place where everyday there is a lightreign.
The Door
The Door I stumble up the stairway to the harbor of your heart. The light within, shining from the window of your eyes, draws me deeper. Breathless and trembling, I tap at the entrance. Will you fling wide the door And sweep me to your heart?
Language to the Poet
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. –W. H. Auden
Bonnie Saul Wilks 