Alabama Nights Moonrise through the pines immediately reunites me with a former place and time Vision deeply etched in memory like the well-worn groove of a favorite record album Foothills of the Appalachians where it is easy to succumb to nature on those tranquil Alabama nights —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Quadrille #135: […]
Song of Roland’s Oral Tradition Song of Roland is an epic poem About a noble warrior a knight so bold 291 stanzas and 4002 verses In times of old, this tale was told Roland was Duke of the Marches of Brittany A nephew of Charlemagne in days of old He was ambushed and killed at
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The Coolest Job I Ever Had “Every time I’ve gone scuba diving, I’ve found a sunken ship – a sunken spaceship.”– Ron Rowland This quote sounds like a total fabrication, complete bull, or the rantings of a mad man. However, it is absolutely true – let me tell you about the coolest job I ever
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My Black Hole Soliloquy Why can’t I keep my thoughts in focus? They briefly flash then vanish before I lock on None can escape the gravitational abyss known as the black hole of my mind —— Image credit: Photographing a Black Hole, from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration et al, published by NASA, April 13,
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Echo of My Heart moving outward from its source drifting westward like the sun soaring skyward beyond the clouds bouncing downward reversing course never wayward on this voyage rearward path poignantly traversed returning inward somewhat diminished always the steward of my being this awkward echo of my heart —— Linked to dVerse Poets Pub —
The Legend of Tan‘gun — The Bear-Woman’s Son Hwanung came down from heavena son of the Creator, this was his thinghe brought along three thousand friends,ruled the world, and declared himself king Settling on the Korean peninsula,he was godlike in his wisdom and acumenthen one day he learned a tiger and beardesired themselves to be
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Is This Heaven? – No, It’s Iowa I watched a baseball game last night played on the Field of Dreams it reminded all those watching baseball is much more than it seems Players took the field walking slowly out of the corn White Sox versus the Yankees vintage uniforms were worn The diamond was surrounded
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The House Where I Grew Up I wasn’t born in this house but I got there as fast as I could arriving when just two months old it’s the house where I grew up This nice home in Hampton Park helped nurture my adolescence days that upstairs window on the right is where I slept
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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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Back Streets of Tokyo Leave the neon behind it’s here you want to go off the beaten path to the back streets of Tokyo Among the hanging red lanterns and kanji signs catching your eye are delicious foods to sample and wondrous odors wafting by Tempura so light and delicate soups, noodles, all kinds of
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