AN ETERNAL PEACE A WORLD AWAY

The pain and anguish of a young child, yet an eternal peace a world away; longform contemporary poetry… ~ My thoughts here are not intended as political rhetoric nor provocation, but an appeal to the great sense and sensibilities of humankind… In a world wrought with poverty, famine, disease, social unrest, military conflict, terrorist factions, crime and more, I often pause to reflect on how … Continue reading AN ETERNAL PEACE A WORLD AWAY

a frustrated elderly man because of disrespectful treatment by others

Old Man and His Corns

Respect for the elderly, poetry… * He lived in a shanty far down the laneold man and his corns, stooped over in painhis head out the window, loudly he’d shouthightail off my property, useless louts~Sniffing in disgust, disappears in a huffso many despised his demeanour, gruffshopping in town, he’d go out of his wayto snort at the grocer, making his day~Cheap as the cardigan draped … Continue reading Old Man and His Corns

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

My Beloved Late Father Remembered , Poetry… How frequent are the memoriesso tenderly etched in my mindwith heartfelt transparencyof my father, loving and kind~An architect of designsso engaging, purposefula precision exacting, fineresounding and wonderful~Dad’s passion away fromfrom the drafting tablea true love of golf, powerfulthe journey, perspective, able…so oft the ball in the hole~Life brought its enduringhappiness and lossesembedded, such heartache…burdening, still, he cared~In my … Continue reading HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!