The poems in Almost A Memoir represent metaphysical reflections of the end of life, immortality, and destiny. They will especially delight poetry readers who choose this book for these themes and their literary exploration. The subjects are provided in sections of chapters (an unusual format for a poetry presentation) that both divide and define the works, creating a linked series of investigations that are striking… Read More »Midwest Book Review
Celebrate Bastille Day at the Chicago Artisan Market in the Fulton Market District!
Find me there as a part of the Poems While You Wait Collective!
I never knew that the trees, awnings, and canopiedRoofs on my walk to the “L” would keep me dryLike a rain forest hidden in my city. The Red-Line train filled with White Sox fansStopped at every stop, each one blowing offFireworks, loud enough to make me forget the rain. Last night’s party in the suburbs had four of everything:Foursomes of golfers with gray hair,Four-year-old kids… Read More »Getting lost in my own city
For John II Could anyone else spend four daysIn Paradise and keep quiet about it?Imagine Heaven as a Dolomite villa,With a view of the snowy peaks, A walk down the hills to the vineyards,An evening with a beloved in a piazza,Two am espresso and poetry in the only open café,Asleep on a cloud like a tussled sheet and pillow, But Heaven wasn’t ready for Lazarus:Plain… Read More »What Lazarus Saw
Noah learned to swim by his first birthday.Even hold his breath and float on his back. When he turned ten, animals would walkRight up to him – birds would perch –Fish come to the surface. His adolescence lasted a hundred years.He took decades to learn carpentry,Sew sails, master a sextant, cook for many. Noah loves being a bachelorIn this violent, decadent timeOf mass shootings and… Read More »Noah
I found the evidence in Arizona.Among the rocks, beneath the thorns,Covered by flowering red bushes,Your Connecticut driver’s licenseTossed out of a car, landing here:Six foot one. 185 pounds. Brown eyes.Black hair. Movie star looks.Both mother and father.Woman and Jehovah. I never believed in Jehovah.Before I came to the desert.The valley fills itself with voices.The sun stares through stained glass.Red rocks leak energy around us.I search… Read More »80 Days With Angels
What is Myasthenia Gravis? As reported by the Cleveland Clinic web site, Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease that causes the body’s immune system to attack its own healthy parts by mistake . MG affects the communication between nerves and muscles (the neuromuscular junction). “People with MG lose the ability to control muscles voluntarily. They experience muscle weakness and fatigue of various severity. They… Read More »Myasthenia Gravis