The Bear by Galway Kinnell : The Poetry Foundation
The Bear by Galway Kinnell : The Poetry Foundation. In late winter I sometimes glimpse bits of steam coming up …
Monthly Archives: October 2014
The Moment
And Jesus said Forgive them as he entered the moment. Looking down from his wooden tower he saw a lovely …
Childhood on the River Circa 1960
There was the pretzel cart on the wide sidewalk. The ice cream truck, Good Humor, trolled all summer. Johnny the …
Elephant Bones
Like an elephant. Like the Man on Wire. Like anyone, I want it on my own terms. Like a dog …
Time is a God (God Is Not Fair)
Each thing speaks of itself and in speaking names, refers, connects others into the fabric of things. Each day has …
To Whisper and Linger in The Half-Light
Originally posted on Walking Is Still Honest Press:
Minneapolis Sunday by Ronald E. Shields Last night I devoured a wing of fire. Now I…
This Oasis
Do not bruise your knees on the glass of melted desert sand. Walk beyond this valley to a welcoming warming sun, even …
Current
Dip your hand into the river change its course forever. The rain that would not come is falling now. …
