Family Portrait
Strange, this hatred of factories. I have never been in one. Thirty years my father labored in a factory making …
Author Archives: Ronald E. Shields
Sex and Death
Think about sex and death, the universe required to sustain them. Think about sex the way you do every ten …
Palettes & Quills
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Watching Nightfall at Land’s End, Maine #2
Early stars hang over the water, birds frozen in the sky. Gulls circle, as they plunge and dip for crabs …
Date Palm Trinity
http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&pubid=xa-4d7e348f0a767c76. Date Palm Trinity BY KHALED MATTAWA Today the date palms were pruned, the branches taken before the fruit ripened, …
Again
A junkie, an old pier, the edge of the Mississippi River – clenching her fists, leaning into lemon light. Her …
Poem: Ronald E. Shields
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An Arbor by Linda Gregerson : Poetry Magazine
An Arbor by Linda Gregerson : Poetry Magazine.
Hopper’s People
This is a fine example of what a poet does with words to make our world a better place to …
Persimmons by Li-Young Lee : The Poetry Foundation
Persimmons by Li-Young Lee : The Poetry Foundation.
Poetry on the run 