Problem Solved
The neighbor is clearing his driveway of snow too deep to shovel. He uses a machine to blow it up …
Author Archives: Ronald E. Shields
Magic
I see a child whose life is dying of thirst. I see a child chasing droplets of water in a …
A Love Poem To The Higgs Boson
Well it won’t write itself and that’s the problem. I can’t write it, it won’t be written, and that most …
Easy As Pie
No one in my family eats the cherry pie. Why? It is beautiful there on the counter in its white …
Workshop
Too many people who know too many things. Could they possibly know it all? Having read some poetry, having …
June Bug Love For Charles Bukowski
He is Hank to anyone who knows. When he drinks it is just enough to release something bright, alive (his soul?), …
The Tender Mercy
Cherubim sing atonal hymns in Baroque halls where even a Demon can be corrupted; seduced by music to sway with …
Grace*
She fell gracefully, perfectly balanced like the sweep of a dancer’s arm in reverence, subtle as the Balanchine hand, complex …
Homeless In A Dream*
Tossed on the heap I molder under the weight of a thousand gulls picking at my eyes, coveting my liver. …
What’s Missing From This List?
Is there a strategy missing from this list? Consider this advice from Ray Bradbury: I want your loves to be …
Poetry on the run 