Tag Archives: Poetry

I Must Go to the Sea

http://www.reluctanthiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMustGototheSea.mp3 I Must Go to the Sea The machine has stopped. The beams no longer batter the body. The doctor has proclaimed all is well. Breathing in the fresh air brings no relief mind weighed down with the weight of … Continue reading

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Fog

California fog costal fog tule fog. In the summer the sea covers the forest in cooling fog shading trees from the heat of the day. Tule fog comes after the refreshing rains when the air stills when the nights are … Continue reading

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In The Choir

He sits in the choir in the same chair for 50 years sings the same part Once his hair was black and his voice could fill the sanctuary this place he built with the others of his time today he … Continue reading

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Timeless – a poetry reading

I recently read a book titled, Singing School, by Robert Pinsky.  No, it’s not about how to sing music.  It’s about how to write poetry by giving examples of notable poems where Pinsky points out the interesting twists and things … Continue reading

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