Dear reader, Gently, you come and go. I feel you everyday when I connect. I know you have been here. I feel you here. I notice that you have read certain posts and have ignored others; some you have read over and over. Sometimes you leave a comment, a referrer line, or the wisp of a click. Sometimes…
Tag: Poetry
haiku: the common
common moments stored a treasure chest prepared for leaner days ahead
haiku: hope
such sweet suffering to hope, as close as a kiss as far as a star
haiku: twilight
the weight of the world descends in late afternoon then lifts at twilight
haiku: broken heart
“Shade and Darkness” by JMW Turner deep blue eyes bleed tears silver drops of silent pain blood stains broken heart
haiku: inward bruises
inward bruises bleed bluer than red tearful eyes deep, raw suffering
Why I Love Billy, Part 2
Here’s another reason I love Billy Collins…
Sad News About Mark Twain’s Home…
I just read some incredibly sad news that Mark Twain’s home in Hartford, CT, may shut down. It is just barely surviving now, sagging under a tremendous load of debt because of the lavish visitors’ center they opened a few years ago. Read the details here. My husband, daughter and I toured this important historical landmark…
the feet of a roman god
I was just thinking about a poem I wrote last fall on the shores of Caesarea, while visiting Israel. It is a beautiful, sundrenched coastline, replete with layers of antiquity. And it is a wonderful place to sit and ponder as the wind stirs the memories of an ancient civiliztion that once ruled the world. the…
haiku: hope
faith, hope, charity love is the greatest of these, but hope sparks the rest
Bonnie Saul Wilks 