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.
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Crisis?
“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is To have a thankless child!” –William Shakespeare
Language to the Poet
A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language. –W. H. Auden
Inspirational Artist
“Hand with the Pencil” by Seth Chwast I stumbled upon an intriguing article about Seth Chwast, a talented artist with autism. His artistic renderings are in high demand. If you believe in the power of self expression through art, you will be inspired by his story. Take a peek here.
If I Only Lived in Italy…
If I only lived in Italy, this is how it would be… Medaggio by Leonard Wren This would be my house and daily view.
Prying
We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter. -Mark Twain
O Holy Night!
Doesn’t this just say it all?
Tapping Bird
For two days, a little, lost cardinal has been tapping on our front door, trying to get in. He certainly has been insistent. Tap, tap, rapping at our door. I quickly snapped this picture of the little lost creature. He flew away as soon as he saw someone inside, but he came right back….
‘Setting Sail’
It is the holiday season, and everyone is thinking about holiday stuff. Very few are thinking about “Setting Sail ” right now. I am not sure Emily Dickinson was talking about just “sailing” either when she wrote this beautiful poem. Setting Sail Exultation is the going Of an inland soul to sea, – Past the…
The Dream of Freedom
It is 6 AM. The house is dark and quiet. I am soaking in the sweet, brief solitude. Soon the din and stir of the crowd will rule the house. A cold front came in yesterday and cooled down our Texas autumn heat wave. The red oak in my backyard still isn’t red. The cool…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 