w/ Audio Archives - Navigating This Thing We Call Life https://ronrowland.com/category/poetry/w-audio/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:21:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 177790805 Romantic Warrior https://ronrowland.com/romantic-warrior/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romantic-warrior https://ronrowland.com/romantic-warrior/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:42:15 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4437 Romantic Warrior Romantic warrior arrives with hope vowing to protect your heart his quest is not one of science it’s the expression of his art White doves follow him wherever he sallies forth his course always clear to him through woods and across the swarth He’s wrapped in shining armor donning ribbons from his truelove […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/romantic-warrior/feed/ 13 4437 Sharp Edge Of Night https://ronrowland.com/sharp-edge-of-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharp-edge-of-night https://ronrowland.com/sharp-edge-of-night/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2021 21:28:59 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3723 Sharp Edge Of Night (with audio) Sharp edge of night eviscerates the day spewing dark o’er the land keeping light at bay Night exerts full reign beneath its haughty crown extinguishing signs of life across the forlorn town With curtains drawn the ritual begins and day succumbs to nighttime’s whims —— Linked to dVerse Poets […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/sharp-edge-of-night/feed/ 32 3723 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 Puente Nuevo Shines At Night https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=puente-nuevo-shines-at-night https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:46:07 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3396 Puente Nuevo shines at night Beauty revealed by grace of light Entrancing all within its sight Thirty-four years in the making With Andalusia sun baking An eventful undertaking Three hundred twenty feet in height Three arches constructed of stone Withstanding all winds that have blown Two plus centuries have shown Spanning El Tajo gorge with […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/feed/ 19 3396 Song of Roland’s Oral Tradition https://ronrowland.com/song-of-rolands-oral-tradition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=song-of-rolands-oral-tradition https://ronrowland.com/song-of-rolands-oral-tradition/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:40:22 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3320 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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]]> https://ronrowland.com/song-of-rolands-oral-tradition/feed/ 18 3320 Is This Heaven? – No, it’s Iowa https://ronrowland.com/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa https://ronrowland.com/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:26:52 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3208 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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]]> https://ronrowland.com/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/feed/ 19 3208 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 Just a Dave Mason Song https://ronrowland.com/just-a-dave-mason-song/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-a-dave-mason-song https://ronrowland.com/just-a-dave-mason-song/#comments Sun, 02 May 2021 17:18:16 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2443 Just a Dave Mason Song I thought you would spend your life with me But here we go again, it seems we just disagree It feels like we are alone together, a feeling quite bereft Even when you’re not here, it’s like you never left Only you know and I know how much we did […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/just-a-dave-mason-song/feed/ 13 2443 The Guardian of Time https://ronrowland.com/the-guardian-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-guardian-of-time https://ronrowland.com/the-guardian-of-time/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:42:13 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=2417 The Guardian of Time (with audio) At the end of the road At the end of the world There’s a place unknown to most of mankind Where the land falls away Becoming one with Earth’s core Stands the house of the Guardian of Time Outside of his houseIs the water wheel of timeCounting months and […]

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