This is an updated version of my original post from 2010. I still miss you, Mom. Thirty-three years ago today, my mother died. She was 43 years old. She was killed in a car accident. She was traveling a dark country highway. Approaching an intersection with another road, she had the right of way. The […]
In place of a daily poem, today I am sharing one of my favorite pieces from Jon Carroll. He was one of my favorite columnists at the San Francisco Chronicle, and I’m pleased that he has continued to share his writing on his own blog after retiring from the paper. He has two particularly good columns related […]
I’m reposting this from a few years ago, because it’s just as relevant. Enjoy! Tarot. Thanksgiving. They both start with the letter T. Sometimes they’re both filled with things we’d rather not deal with (Cousin Sarah’s obnoxious boyfriend, jello salad with coconut topping, the Ten of Swords followed by the Tower). On the plus side, […]
The Lute and the Lyre ~ Algernon Charles Swinburne Deep desire, that pierces heart and spirit to the root, Finds reluctant voice in verse that yearns like soaring fire, Takes exultant voice when music holds in high pursuit Deep desire. Keen as burns the passion of the rose whose buds respire, Strong as grows the […]
The Catacombs in San Callisto ~ Rolf Jacobsen Translated from the Norwegian by Roger Greenwald A city in death with the streets caved in and the traffic lights still. A city seen in a broken mirror we have to rub the darkness from with our hands. Beneath the stars and the beneath the earth, a […]
