Tag Archives: Poetry

As The Music Plays #13 — Bridge Over Troubled Waters

This is a series of posts about the music I listen to while writing.  This time I’m back to a Simon and Garfunkel song — Bridge Over Troubled Waters.  Paul Simon is among my favorite song writers, poets, musicians and … Continue reading

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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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