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21 Guns

Twenty-one Guns The tour bus rumbles pastthe quiet monuments to the fallen.Shutters click as the tour guidespeaks the litany of the shrine,that once was the Lee estate.Now it is that hallowed groundwhere solders come for that long rest. The Quick rumble past … Continue reading

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A Poem – Orange Blossom Time

I’m working on a poetry collection based on the gospel of Matthew. There are 42 planned poems and today I’ve finally written poem 18. I started this project about seven years ago and had hoped to have it done by … Continue reading

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As The Pizza Cooks — Episode 23

One of the great things about this “As The Pizza Cooks” kind of writing is that it saves me from having to figure out titles.  I hate figuring out titles for things.  I remember in grade school they used to … Continue reading

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As the Writer Writes #3 – Vanishing Point

This is part of my series of musings about writing where I consider a word or concept. This the kind of thing I think about during my writing process. I once heard a poem read that had the line, “Vanishing … Continue reading

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