Little Known Poems By Well Known Poets
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 2 hours later | 2 comments
Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson happen to be two of my favorite poets. I thought I knew their work well and then I happened to discover the following poems and was once again reminded of what great poets they are when even these minor poems of...
The Joy Of Birdsong At Dawn
posted over 3 years ago, updated 2 days later | 1 comment
"They light their own lamps and sing their own words in their temples.
But the birds sing thy name in thine own morning light,--for thy name is joy." From Stray Birds By R. Tagore
When I have had a restless night with little or no sleep I...
But the birds sing thy name in thine own morning light,--for thy name is joy." From Stray Birds By R. Tagore
When I have had a restless night with little or no sleep I...
First Anniversary
posted over 4 years ago | 6 comments
It was a year ago today that I became a member of eons and reflecting on what has happened since then I realize what an enriching and positive impact it has had on my life.
I've enjoyed being able to talk to people with whom I share similiar...
I've enjoyed being able to talk to people with whom I share similiar...
My Dream Of Yeats
posted over 4 years ago | 2 comments
October 27, 2007
I woke up before daybreak this morning to jot down in a notebook the details of a dream I had just had of meeting the poet William Butler Yeats. Being a poet and meeting one of the world's greatest poets, even if it was in a...
I woke up before daybreak this morning to jot down in a notebook the details of a dream I had just had of meeting the poet William Butler Yeats. Being a poet and meeting one of the world's greatest poets, even if it was in a...
Still Going On
posted over 4 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 2 comments
September 1
It's a bright, crisp, clear Saturday morning with a touch of fall in the air. I'm listening to Marvin Gaye's great album What's Going On and I'm struck by the fact that most of what he is singing about is just as relevant today as it...
It's a bright, crisp, clear Saturday morning with a touch of fall in the air. I'm listening to Marvin Gaye's great album What's Going On and I'm struck by the fact that most of what he is singing about is just as relevant today as it...
The Poetry Of Rolf Jacobsen
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 3 hours later | 3 comments
I recently purchased a book titled The Winged Energy of Delight. It contains selected translations of various European,Asian, and American poets by our great American poet and translator Robert Bly. The book is a delight to read and rich with...
Contemporary Love Poems?
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
Maybe I just haven't found them yet but it seems to me that there aren't many memorable love poems being written today and I wonder why. Perhaps it's because we have become cynical about love, with a fifty per cent divorce rate it's easy to...
First Published Poem
posted over 4 years ago | 1 comment
Since I consider myself a poet I thought I would begin my blog by posting my first published poem.
It was inspired by Yeats famous poem "The Wild Swans at Coole".
Watching The Swans Circle The Pond
Watching the swans circle the pond, I think...
It was inspired by Yeats famous poem "The Wild Swans at Coole".
Watching The Swans Circle The Pond
Watching the swans circle the pond, I think...
