The Strange Tracks of Missing People
There was confusion. Even after the phone call, I could only see you alive. The message said you are a …
Author Archives: Ronald E. Shields
Bible Story
Jesus among the lepers: Jesus dead on his feet, wondering what to do. Sleep deprived, confused about the purpose of …
A Partial List of Beautiful Things
Beauty is fragile, juicy as the peach cobbler my grandmother sets on the sill. The river tumbling south, a homeless …
Eulogy Owed
I owe you a eulogy. There wasn’t the chance to see you leave, to hold you while still full, or …
What Can I Say?
Thinking of you? It’s written inside the card I didn’t send. It is written on the card that comes with …
A Name for Beauty
What is more beautiful than the fire pit, rain rusted, turned on its side in the snow? It is the …
Tossing a Ball
I look at my dogs and wonder why they like chasing the ball. Rabbits and squirrels I get; the …
EAT
Cold and dark in the morning, talk comes at a price. It is a bargain with the waitress and the …
Diamonds in the Street
I wait in the rain for a taxi. This street is newly paved. The scent of smoke and oil hover, …
Birches
Click the Pic Broken skin on the birch trees; curled silver taking in the light and returning a …
Poetry on the run 