Saturday, October 25, 2014

THE GUNS OF OTTAWA

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  THE GUNS OF OTTAWA   (In honour of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who died standing on guard)   Hardly has the crackle of gunfire...
Monday, October 6, 2014

SUMMING UP: TWO POEMS ON A THEME

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SUMMING UP: TWO POEMS ON A THEME I have lost my passion: why should I need to keep it/Since what is kept must be adulterated?— T.S...
Thursday, October 2, 2014

WHERE LOVE IS

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    TODAY'S POEM: "You must find that place within yourself where nothing is impossible," Deepak Chopra prescribes a...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

PORTRAITS: GRANDCHILDREN 8, 9, AND 10: THE LALONDES 2014

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    PORTRAITS: POEMS FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN #8, #9, and #10 1. A BALLERINA ON THE WINDOW (For Chloe Dominique Lalonde, Grandc...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

MY GRANDCHILD NUMBER # 7 SYDNEY: IN ONE LONG PARAGRAPH

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  Sydney's mock-up of a Website which she made as a class project. Just a small proof of what she can do in her art work.   M...
Friday, September 26, 2014

THE CONSUMMATION OF ECSTASY: A REVISED POEM

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    TODAY'S POEM. I revised a poem I wrote three days ago. Which format would you prefer as a reader? Which one as a poet or a ...
Monday, September 22, 2014

THE FINAL CONVERSATION

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  TODAY’S POEM: Love among the Shadows. "You and I will travel far together; you and I are growing old together. You and I may ...
Thursday, September 18, 2014

WEANING SONGS: LET THEM GO, THEY WILL COME BACK TO YOU

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    TODAY'S POEM: They will grow strong. They will fly the coop. We have to learn how to let go. But how can love for them wean ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

SNAKES OF LIFE (John 3:14-21)

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    SNAKES OF LIFE (John 3:14-21) Influenced by cultural beliefs and perhaps by experiences of being bitten, many ...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

A BRIGHT RAW WOUND: POEMS ON A SURGERY

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A BRIGHT RAW WOUND: POEMS ON A SURGERY  (For Father and Mother) 1. His Heartache How much of a pain is too much? Is it a ...