Writing Long Poems
I am attempting to write a long poem. Some may consider it a failed short story. Fewer will read it. …
Author Archives: Ronald E. Shields
Used Books
After Camille T. Dungy Like new, used – good condition, library copy, I always look for bookmarks. A message in …
When the Siren Sounds
The fish have begun mutating. You have gone vegan, macrobiotic, you want to live forever. Radiation has washed up on …
Protected: Patience and Sarah
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There Is No Solace In Victory
All I found is an empty cup in the sink, your cup, the last one you drank from before bundling …
Write a Poem About Love
This is what I know of love: I recall the mad science of light flickering over our bed, worshiping in …
Here’s a powerful poem for our times…
http://www.splitthisrock.org/poetry-database/poem/arthritis-is-one-thing-the-hurting-another
Choppin’ Wood II
Paul Lewis – Cowboy, Farmer, Husband, Father, Businessman and Distiller of Fine Spirits There’s a lot of facts to tell …
Choppin’ Wood I
The way this process seems to be working is I am writing a story, then putting the words into stanzas, …
June Bug Love for Charles Bukowski
He is Hank to anyone who knows. When he drinks it is just enough to release something bright, something dark. …
Poetry on the run 