Turn of time, again
The scent of spring — that essentialreek of soil, of earthworm, spice of oilsin blossoms that awake our spirits, areemotions, sorrows gone, an essence wrungfrom breath of winter gone, the […]
The scent of spring — that essentialreek of soil, of earthworm, spice of oilsin blossoms that awake our spirits, areemotions, sorrows gone, an essence wrungfrom breath of winter gone, the […]
First half of Marchstill ice follies, welisten for love callsof daffodil sentinelsgiving sun salutesand silver smiles,for soon-to-be spring,when tête-á-têtetogether, embracedwe’ll sing, like we did … before. Today Merril hosts dVerse […]
Long ago he was young and greenstill uncorrupted by these scrollsuntouched by wisdom, words not seenhe swirled with music uncontrolledhe walked in scent of bloom and girlsand gazed for dreams […]
A leap of faithto see, believein feathered hopefreed from ropesfor chance to bringa bliss to singbut in too deepwe fall bereavedfrom grace; from joy;we hope in vainto simply copefor strain […]
I would not call this spring, but according to meteorology we have now left the season of winter. The ground is still frozen, and ice covers most of the lakes […]
Writing about living in two places (and times)
Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
practising for a whole life
haikai poetry matters
Running in the slow lane
The view from here ... Or here!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
chronicling my quarter life crisis