Historical Nonfiction Archives - Navigating This Thing We Call Life https://ronrowland.com/category/poetry/historical-nonfiction/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:21:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 177790805 The Burning of Detroit https://ronrowland.com/the-burning-of-detroit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-burning-of-detroit https://ronrowland.com/the-burning-of-detroit/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2021 12:38:42 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3462 The Burning of Detroit – a Halloween Sonnet Starting somewhat harmless, some time ago Soaping, egging, other mischievous pranks These acts then morphed into a tale of woe Arson and deeds not deserving of thanks Each year on the night before Halloween Arsonists would light up Detroit with fright Houses and buildings in flames were […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/the-burning-of-detroit/feed/ 1 3462 Becoming Cheyenne (a true story) https://ronrowland.com/becoming-cheyenne/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=becoming-cheyenne https://ronrowland.com/becoming-cheyenne/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:49:52 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3173 Becoming Cheyenne (a true story) William Rowland loved the land and the Cheyenne woman Sis Frog. He married her west they went searching for their peace. Warm acceptance on the Tongue River Reservation helped their family thrive. William assimilated into his new tribe, taking a stand, he became Cheyenne. —— Image: Cheyenne Indian and Son […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/becoming-cheyenne/feed/ 26 3173 I Am Not A Poet https://ronrowland.com/i-am-not-a-poet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-am-not-a-poet https://ronrowland.com/i-am-not-a-poet/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2021 19:02:47 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2441 I Am Not A Poet I am not a poet Although I often write in rhyme I have not reached that perch, at least not in my mind I never studied poetry, or even great literature My exposure comes from song lyrics, of this I am quite sure The only writing class I took, was […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/i-am-not-a-poet/feed/ 21 2441 History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim https://ronrowland.com/historys-only-known-meteorite-victim/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=historys-only-known-meteorite-victim https://ronrowland.com/historys-only-known-meteorite-victim/#comments Sun, 16 May 2021 20:00:21 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2548 History’s Only Known Meteorite Victim (a true story) It was just an ordinary chondritefragment the experts saidbut it landed on Ann Hodgesnearly knocking her dead Celestial body 1685 Torowas traveling outward from the sunwhen a meteorite broke awayputting citizens on the run Breaking into three pieceswhen entering Earth’s atmospherethe largest fragment wasthe size of a […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/historys-only-known-meteorite-victim/feed/ 3 2548 Air Pollution and the Milky Way https://ronrowland.com/air-pollution-and-the-milky-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=air-pollution-and-the-milky-way https://ronrowland.com/air-pollution-and-the-milky-way/#comments Tue, 11 May 2021 13:41:08 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2509 Air Pollution and the Milky Way (the history of air pollution) The first pictures arrived from Mars today Our beautiful Milky Way galaxy was on full display I’m telling you now, for whatever it’s worth We once had that precious view right here on Earth Our once pristine sky was our window to the universe […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/air-pollution-and-the-milky-way/feed/ 15 2509 The Men Who Saved The World https://ronrowland.com/the-men-who-saved-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-men-who-saved-the-world https://ronrowland.com/the-men-who-saved-the-world/#comments Mon, 03 May 2021 20:49:28 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2464 The Men Who Saved The World His name was Nikolai Vavilov Perhaps you’ve never heard of Before the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Seeds required protection from assault Germany invaded Leningrad, 1941 Protecting seeds became job one Refusing to eat seeds, men starved instead So all of humanity could be fed —— Image: Seeds at the […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/the-men-who-saved-the-world/feed/ 20 2464 They Came to Plymouth Rock https://ronrowland.com/they-came-to-plymouth-rock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=they-came-to-plymouth-rock https://ronrowland.com/they-came-to-plymouth-rock/#respond Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:20:36 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2175 They Came to Plymouth Rock They came to Plymouth Rock sixteen twenty was the year although that moniker was not in use for this place now held so dear They came in search of freedom to worship as they please willing to sacrifice their life enduring perils and 65 days at sea Survival was not […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/they-came-to-plymouth-rock/feed/ 0 2175 The Centralia Massacre (a war poem) https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-centralia-massacre https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:19:33 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1722 The Centralia Massacre (a war poem and true story) Camped southeast of Centralia town, the Rebel force was strong More than just a rag-tag bunch, trained guerrillas made up this throng Not officially sanctioned by the South, but not considered wrong The northbound train pulled into town on that brisk September morn 22 retired Union […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/the-centralia-massacre/feed/ 10 1722 Tintern Abbey https://ronrowland.com/tintern-abbey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tintern-abbey https://ronrowland.com/tintern-abbey/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2021 21:31:21 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=1695 Tintern Abbey Are you art, architecture, or are you heavenly sent? One thing for certain time with you is well spent Built of old red sandstone spanning 400 years nearly a millennium later you have very few peers Sitting stoic and majestic along side the river Wye remains of transept gables point up toward the […]

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