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Penname: Odin Roark
Country: United States
Web address: odin@aflx.com, www.odinroark.blogspot.com
Favorite book: Infinite Jest
Member type: Author
Member Since: Sep 13, 2006
Bio: After many years working in the entertainment industry I am now writing full time. One novel, "3 Way Mirror," published.

User Writings

Title/Name Date Ranking Reviews Type
Apr 12, 2009137129Novel

IF YOU'RE JUST STARTING THIS NOVEL, PLEASE GO...

May 30, 200921369Novel

With so many new members to the site--many of...

Nov 1, 2006121159Novel

MIND PUPPETS by Odin Roark -- Where is that...

Feb 17, 200720469Novel

There's a doorway into the not-too-distant...

Sep 29, 200640114Novel

Terrorist, Nuri Azawa, conspiring on his...

Aug 8, 201016898Novel

After some additional nips and tucks, I hope...

Feb 22, 200943110Novel

Because I've received varying comments on the...

Nov 19, 20101827Poetry

When I first posted this, way back, I thought...

Feb 14, 200732713Poetry

Because the other 364 days of the year we tend...

Oct 6, 20069418Poetry

You're either one of us, or you're not, right?

Feb 9, 201041111Poetry

As the day of the year approaches where one is...

Feb 14, 200946111Poetry

I find it interesting at times to bring to the...

Jul 20, 201023937Poetry

Experiences sometimes represent allegories long...

Feb 16, 201121584Poetry

Just a stream of thought regarding the...

Sep 19, 200667111Poetry

Falling down is common, from birth to old age....

Aug 16, 201016315Poetry

Misrepresentation kept slapping me in the face...

Sep 28, 200663011Poetry

When love is love until it isn't

Sep 26, 200644512Poetry

Thoughts on the cost of decisions.

Sep 30, 200618237Poetry

I normally don't approve of qualifying a poem,...

Oct 1, 20068399Poetry

On any given day, how do we ponder our lives?...

Oct 4, 200625916Poetry

As a departure from my norm, this is a Slam I...

Oct 9, 200630744Poetry

The fear of being hurt only clouds the light...

Oct 12, 20108779Poetry

It seems so easy to take for granted the...

Oct 13, 200619347Poetry

A minor indictment seeking to enlarge.

Oct 16, 200617979Poetry

The lament of time lost

Jun 18, 201066210Poetry

As Father's Day approaches, we who've tasted...

Oct 22, 200622456Poetry

A tribute to my muse as a sexagenarian defies...

Oct 27, 200627714Poetry

The fine line that separates those who walk the...

Nov 17, 200625074Poetry

As North Korea and Iran gaze about... and Best...

Dec 22, 201020213Poetry

As bells jingle through the next couple of...

Dec 31, 200617646Poetry

As 2007 approaches, how many of us have learned...

Feb 5, 200715347Poetry

Standing in a subway ushers many moments to act...

Feb 12, 201225512Poetry

With Valentine's Day upon us and its...

Mar 8, 201014515Poetry

The Academy Awards partially vindicated itself...

Mar 23, 200776610Poetry

An experiment in time and space, as seen...

Jan 1, 20095939Poetry

Expressing one's state of mind on this first...

Jan 12, 201114415Poetry

Finding myself struggling to ground some...

Mar 8, 200932113Poetry

Given this week's headlines, here are some...

Jul 18, 200755410Poetry

As leadership in the world seems to continue...

Dec 30, 201115175Poetry

As the 1st approaches, I’m left wondering:...

Feb 17, 201111007Poetry

Remembering my grandmother as perhaps she...

Dec 20, 201010216Poetry

Some of the infinite sources that stoke the...

Sep 18, 200724945Poetry

Everybody has a past they either embrace or try...

Mar 5, 200925375Poetry

After viewing the "pomposity" (thank you Mr....

Oct 27, 201120145Poetry

Denying one’s muse is not an option. Such...

Mar 4, 200929063Poetry

Before the country's back is completely broken...

Mar 7, 201146311Poetry

Another year...another cycle. This morning's...

Mar 9, 201117355Poetry

Some believe we don’t find love, love finds...

Aug 2, 201117595Poetry

After a few weeks of intense reverie, respite...

Aug 29, 201013926Poetry

For some of us, spiritual rallies are but inept...

Aug 9, 200812017Poetry

Knowing this is far from a finished work, I...

Sep 8, 200827083Poetry

Was it all figured out in the time of Socrates?

Jul 23, 200812527Poetry

For every disappointment, there is a lesson to...

Jul 23, 200813467Poetry

Thoughts as a Senator moves through foreign lands.

Jun 19, 201025613Poetry

Courage of thought is perhaps difficult for...

Apr 14, 201012986Poetry

Unlike long ago, today, digitized memories are...

Apr 16, 20108937Poetry

In the absence of sufficient legitimate...

Feb 6, 20106328Poetry

After years on the site, recalling the...

Jul 18, 201010017Poetry

Does media promote or just report the...

Mar 14, 201014876Poetry

This came while thinking about how often we...

Jan 15, 200911417Poetry

Obama awaits in the wings. The question of...

Jul 13, 201010618Poetry

With today's headlines pounding us to be and...

Nov 5, 20089219Poetry

The election morning after is a humbling...

Jan 27, 200915866Poetry

I was compelled on reading the CNN Breaking...

Mar 23, 201023924Poetry

Put myself in a silly mood this morning trying...

Aug 12, 201112926Poetry

How it might be.

Dec 25, 200818695Poetry

Fortunately we'll never be without his essence.

Dec 6, 201010098Poetry

At the risk of sounding stuck on a theme,...

Jan 11, 200911777Poetry

Hopefully my thoughts for the innocent caught...

Feb 15, 201110697Poetry

In life’s quest for happiness, for some,...

Jan 13, 200953410Poetry

This is just a quick reflection for the day....

Aug 2, 201116565Poetry

Many would argue waking up is more than opening...

Jan 21, 20099668Poetry

Having an appreciation for the power of mirrors...

Feb 17, 20099568Poetry

Being only able to imagine the loss sustained...

Mar 21, 20103059NewPoetry

The countdown of historical proportions stands...

Feb 19, 200915387Poetry

I guess I should first off beg some forgiveness...

Feb 25, 20098928Poetry

After last night's addressing of the nation by...

Feb 28, 200915797Poetry

I'm sure we've all had such thoughts. Sharing...

Mar 3, 200924214Poetry

Having finished the rewrite on chapter 8 of...

Mar 16, 200945811Poetry

Another rant, but one that I hope spurs you on...

Mar 15, 200910607Poetry

Can we afford to only look ahead?

Mar 18, 200925474Poetry

Having read several poems on site regarding...

Sep 27, 20113105NewPoetry

Bleak and not pretty. "Still waiting for a...

Apr 9, 201023904Poetry

Many would argue that the dichotomy of the...

Mar 21, 20099909Poetry

Surviving myself while growing up seems forever...

Sep 25, 201127913Poetry

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the...

Sep 15, 201014446Poetry

Many things can be said about New York City,...

Mar 25, 20103013NewPoetry

While we wait out Financial Regulation Reform,...

Apr 10, 2009115212Poetry

To all who harbor angst at a distant past...

Jun 20, 201110847Poetry

Survival exercised in Life’s game of choice.

Apr 23, 20096079Poetry

What started out as commentary, somehow evolved...

Apr 27, 200928184Poetry

If you've ever had a dream about family that...

Feb 3, 201221964Poetry

Some argue the writer is merely the conduit...

May 3, 200920225Poetry

Why must the spoils of fame's fortune so often...

Sep 24, 201116765Poetry

Much as we try, no one knows what tomorrow will...

Sep 19, 201117566Poetry

Having just read a book of startling facts...

Mar 25, 201024314Poetry

-As further bubbles burst with Italy’s latest...

Sep 21, 201120546Poetry

Exploring the purpose and history of our hands...

Sep 26, 201012536Poetry

While listening to Phillip Glass’s The Hours,...

Jun 1, 200950410Poetry

With Holiday madness upon us once more, ever...

Aug 11, 200912367Poetry

As I reflect on poets and story tellers from...

May 14, 201021204Poetry

Given the disaster of the Gulf Coast, the...

Jul 22, 201019395Poetry

“One? of anything continues to be...

Nov 11, 201118325Poetry

Everyone has a favorite time of the day. For...

Nov 25, 201010928Poetry

On a day when many give thanks for all they...

Mar 2, 201012796Poetry

On the eve of several of the most important...

Aug 6, 201111276Poetry

Trying to stay abreast of the daily global...

Jan 19, 201210677Poetry

In the reverie of Birdland clubs everywhere,...

Dec 6, 20112973NewPoetry

As our troops leave one battle zone and return...

Mar 18, 201018835Poetry

Being a long time follower of independent...

Feb 2, 201113436Poetry

As Syria, Tunisia and Egypt carry on their...

Nov 27, 201011547Poetry

As holidays come once again, one’s childhood...

Dec 14, 201122344Poetry

Dealing with distance, I’m reminded that this...

Aug 9, 20112993NewPoetry

Even as the editing process of Echosis seems...

Sep 5, 201124823Poetry

The week ahead promises this country storms of...

Aug 1, 201010198Poetry

As much as technology and modern living often...

Feb 10, 201224124Poetry

Having explored some gravesites this past week...

Dec 18, 201013786Poetry

Seems this time of year either becomes a moment...

May 24, 201116406Poetry

Just a sharing of one person’s perception....

Mar 19, 201116345Poetry

As a no-fly zone hearkens to a repetition of...

Dec 12, 20097368Poetry

Sometimes, the headlines become overwhelming...

Mar 31, 20118677Poetry

Ever notice how difficult it is to find a...

May 1, 20105649Poetry

Climbing mountains sometimes creates experience...

Aug 17, 201039810Poetry

As the Right peddles their nonsensical...

Jan 1, 201016605Poetry

Interesting how a New Year allows that...

Jan 13, 20116068Poetry

- What started out as a simple comment took on...

Jan 2, 201015856Poetry

What does the mirror truly reflect?

Sep 9, 201023485Poetry

Even though we celebrate Halloween but once a...

Jan 18, 201010357Poetry

Acknowledgment for those who recently paused a...

Nov 25, 201120604Poetry

Thanksgiving cleanup time allows thinking...

Mar 10, 201014397Poetry

For all of you whose gardening fingers...

Feb 11, 20108298Poetry

Reading some of your work today left me...

Nov 17, 201030512Poetry

With so much continued emphasis being placed by...

Aug 7, 201121774Poetry

Sometimes, having spent one's discontent (as I...

Feb 26, 201014467Poetry

After watching a short editorial comment on TV...

Feb 28, 20109168Poetry

Ever notice how melancholy sneaks up on us?...

Nov 25, 20107768Poetry

Not much of a poem; More of a purge from a...

Mar 12, 201013977Poetry

As the prologue to my novel Mind Puppets, I am...

Mar 16, 201019635Poetry

While thinking about the capacities we have to...

Mar 18, 20109148Poetry

Some days are full of more questions than can...

Mar 20, 20106599Poetry

My muse nudges me from time to time to lighten...

Mar 23, 20109937Poetry

While reading some world news today, it...

Mar 24, 20106418Poetry

For all us delusional and...

Mar 27, 20107798Poetry

While recently re-reading of “Lucy’s...

Mar 28, 20107878Poetry

BE WARNED – Some might be offended by this...

Mar 29, 201012918Poetry

Centuries before New Agers, quiet understanding...

Mar 30, 201015537Poetry

As some called militia train hard to take down...

Apr 8, 201022184Poetry

As I read of rail-travel's levitational future,...

Sep 23, 201014806Poetry

After reading a Times article on September 22,...

Apr 13, 201031512Poetry

This is what happens when one realizes there is...

Apr 18, 201010737Poetry

When one thinks about it, tears of laughter can...

Apr 20, 201041810Poetry

Hopefully, this play on memories, observed...

Apr 24, 201012407Poetry

A new Arizona law making the profiling of...

Apr 26, 201024184Poetry

Are dreams but reminders that nothing ends...

Apr 26, 201025724Poetry

An exchange with Berkey is to surrender one’s...

Apr 27, 201029554Poetry

The young among us wish for time to speed up,...

May 5, 201018056Poetry

I find it interesting how experiences of the...

Apr 24, 20119759Poetry

The Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles...

May 7, 201036813Poetry

If, like me, you have those unexplainable...

Dec 30, 201020312Poetry

As the universe archives another 365 days, the...

May 14, 201022014Poetry

While we wait out Financial Regulation Reform,...

May 16, 201029112Poetry

For some of us, simple beginnings elude our...

Nov 12, 201011077Poetry

The duality of inside and outside one’s...

May 21, 201017895Poetry

As "Writer sans Name" attempted to explore,...

May 23, 201024354Poetry

It’s Sunday…time for court.

Sep 22, 20117558Poetry

To many, last night’s execution was just a...

May 26, 201024514Poetry

Revisiting Campbell McGrath’s writings, some...

Nov 20, 201123954Poetry

Okay, yes, it is difficult at times to not be...

May 31, 201023654Poetry

To loved ones who know and feel Memorial Day,...

Jun 3, 201017967Poetry

Thinking back on the genesis of Echosis, I...

Jun 4, 201016117Poetry

The events of late arrest wonderment at our...

Jun 6, 201054710Poetry

With trying to makes ends meet on the minds of...

Jun 6, 201022484Poetry

Just another Sunday morning for us humanists....

Jun 10, 20107728Poetry

The solution to the Gulf and any future...

Apr 2, 201113626Poetry

Is the conundrum of love endless? Another...

Jun 12, 20105749Poetry

Some think that love is reserved for the young....

Jun 17, 20105269Poetry

As Father’s Day approaches, try as we may,...

Jun 22, 201019015Poetry

We all have reflections we pass by, while some...

Jun 23, 201025733Poetry

Awakening from surreal dreams can make hell the...

Jun 25, 201012207Poetry

My rewrites of Echosis challenge not only...

Jun 26, 20109278Poetry

For the tenacious, answers eventually surface,...

Jun 28, 201050010Poetry

Why do we write? A poet on the site commented...

Jul 1, 201017805Poetry

As the long 4th of July weekend swoops down on...

Jul 4, 201020795Poetry

As fireworks light up the sky tonight, what...

Oct 22, 20113052NewPoetry

In John Steinbeck’s Salinas Valley, the...

Jul 6, 201029712Poetry

Nothing like a Holiday weekend to jog your...

Jul 8, 201065710Poetry

Finding peace amidst the chaos is but one of...

Aug 12, 201022664Poetry

Love knows not, save an understanding of hate....

Jul 12, 201019495Poetry

Partnerships in life require more focus and...

Jul 13, 201016735Poetry

Some things seems imponderable…until...

Jul 24, 201029011Poetry

After reading A New Man by skeptikoi, I was...

Jul 27, 201015447Poetry

Meant neither to preach, or to suggest a...

Jul 29, 201012828Poetry

Browsing through the back-story for one of the...

Aug 1, 201026964Poetry

Unemployment windows are bad enough, but for...

Oct 9, 201058311Poetry

As my favorite season sets in, I couldn’t...

Aug 7, 201022544Poetry

I often think we don’t celebrate imperfection...

Aug 10, 201017517Poetry

Experimenting with this one. Don't know if its...

Aug 14, 201023985Poetry

As “reform? in most every corner begs...

Aug 21, 201019785Poetry

How a poet perceives his or her surroundings...

Aug 23, 201011757Poetry

The oneness of Nature seems so...

Oct 27, 20105918Poetry

As Election Tues approaches, these few words...

Jan 13, 20122971NewPoetry

The Modern Jazz Quartet may be foreign to some...

Sep 3, 201010117Poetry

Maintaining curiosity and a desire to learn is...

Sep 4, 20109008Poetry

On this Labor Day week end, reflecting on what...

Sep 4, 201018066Poetry

Let the nonsense continue. Even though there's...

Sep 5, 20108418Poetry

For those who climb, or even take on a...

Nov 18, 201123586Poetry

– Occupy Wall Street might be a mere calm...

Sep 11, 201018265Poetry

After watching a succession of images on You...

Sep 12, 20104429Poetry

One’s mouth has many uses. Some might argue...

Sep 12, 201022644Poetry

That which we resist, persists.

Sep 18, 201016506Poetry

Reflection sometimes flows like a movie, while...

Nov 23, 201116775Poetry

This Thanksgiving, I’m remembering the last...

Nov 27, 201010877Poetry

11/27/10 - Last of a reflective "growing...

Jul 13, 20115858Poetry

A survivalist's dilemma argues: at day's end, a...

Nov 5, 201046810Poetry

Preferring to not be anywhere else is a...

Dec 5, 201122684Poetry

How often we become aware (or coerced) and buy...

Jan 13, 201213087Poetry

Ah, politics. Wouldn’t be grand if all of...

Dec 29, 20108598Poetry

Another perspective on the conundrum of...

Jun 17, 201126603Poetry

A continuation of remembrances this week end,...

Aug 7, 201125533Poetry

Recent scientific discoveries suggesting water...

Nov 14, 201026011Poetry

There are times when snapshots of one’s past...

Jan 13, 201222604Poetry

For many, youth’s memories become...

Nov 21, 20105489Poetry

Lessons learned years ago just came to the...

Oct 25, 201119685Poetry

Try as we might to hold firm, change is...

Dec 2, 201019715Poetry

I sometimes focus on how well off I am, having...

Dec 2, 201018575Poetry

Images of power wielded over us are so...

Dec 3, 201010078Poetry

With Holiday madness upon us once more, I...

Dec 4, 201083310Poetry

Try as I might, it's difficult to stay focused...

Dec 23, 201024734Poetry

Not wanting to appear as a hog for space here,...

Dec 26, 201017996Poetry

12/26/10 - The day after…even though my own...

Jun 17, 201123944Poetry

As that time of the year approaches, paternal...

Jan 4, 201118955Poetry

For many of us, the blank screen or page is a...

Jan 5, 201120965Poetry

Yes, free speech and persuasive argumentation...

Aug 27, 201114436Poetry

Whether in relationships, business, or...

Feb 2, 201213356Poetry

One of my reviewers wondered if I ever just...

Jan 8, 20114879Poetry

Watching an old Playhouse 90 production last...

Jan 11, 201129873Poetry

1/11/11 - Today’s date arrested a focus on...

Aug 19, 201118305Poetry

Another exploration into the word that...

Jan 15, 20116688Poetry

A dedication to the modern element charting our...

Jan 17, 20115919Poetry

Sometimes a work of art can take one to...

Jan 20, 201116035Poetry

Having had to look up the title of my poem as a...

Feb 10, 201111157Poetry

Does the analogy support the premise that...

Jul 31, 201115066Poetry

Lean focus, like the hunger needs of many,...

Jan 30, 201110557Poetry

Do we find love, or does love find us?

Feb 5, 20117628Poetry

People have been playing marbles and...

Feb 8, 201122094Poetry

Perhaps it is the insistence of immediate...

Aug 3, 20112994NewPoetry

Looking around, it seems so easy for some to...

Feb 9, 201122112Poetry

Would appreciate comments as to whether this...

Feb 13, 201114113Poetry

I would appreciate knowing if this experiment...

Feb 19, 20119018Poetry

Rummaging through my desk drawer, I realized...

Jul 12, 201128411Poetry

Just hours ago we witnessed the familiar “we...

Feb 20, 20118728Poetry

Coupling the news of Watson winning on...

Feb 27, 201115955Poetry

What price Tomorrows?

Feb 26, 201125763Poetry

Man seems to be exercising more of its...

Mar 2, 201120265Poetry

This is an attempt to settle some disturbing...

Mar 4, 20113247NewPoetry

Decisions, opinions, arguments abound amidst an...

Mar 5, 201126803Poetry

Mirroring the headline's conundrum of freedom...

Oct 17, 201118255Poetry

2:00 AM in Times Square

Mar 17, 201120994Poetry

The heroic nature of the Japanese people is awe...

Mar 28, 201126293Poetry

Sometimes events take time to be realized fully.

Apr 4, 201125023Poetry

Changes present renewed forevers…hopefully...

Apr 5, 201115835Poetry

Today’s spring waltz of colors bursting...

Apr 10, 201115146Poetry

The world does change, albeit slower than...

Jun 20, 201120935Poetry

Monday morning. Back to the media’s normal...

Apr 14, 201123884Poetry

While preparing pages for Occam’s Legacy,...

Aug 5, 201114456Poetry

As poets, we tend to find multiple meanings and...

Apr 21, 201122034Poetry

“Why can’t we all get along…” a...

Apr 30, 201115936Poetry

A few thoughts on Man’s greatest invention.

May 3, 20112986NewPoetry

With or without the existence of Bin Laden, the...

May 4, 201125953Poetry

The day honoring mothers is close at hand...a...

May 7, 20118489Poetry

How coontingent is the future on our past?

May 10, 201126203Poetry

With rare exception, the top stories in the...

May 11, 201118156Poetry

Just a contemplation on the way we create our...

May 14, 201117876Poetry

Awakening before first light with one’s...

May 19, 20115069Poetry

– For writers, the war never ends, even as...

Dec 26, 201121864Poetry

Ah, the day after Christmas. You know, that...

May 22, 20113246NewPoetry

I can’t live the life of the rich and...

May 23, 201129033Poetry

The previously posted GLITTER TREE MILESTONES...

May 26, 201115106Poetry

We've all journeyed into the writer's...

May 27, 20117079Poetry

As Memorial weekend begins, memories of...

May 29, 201110957Poetry

Trying to catch up on revisits to Lumet’s...

Sep 12, 201124793Poetry

How ephemeral and timid at times, this thing...

Aug 4, 20112981NewPoetry

Cosmetic alterations of seemingly all body...

Jun 2, 201114048Poetry

Trusting is difficult. Promises start young,...

Jun 4, 2011122910Poetry

Sometimes, you get really pissed at beasts...

Nov 15, 201114946Poetry

Whether it's redistribution of wealth,...

Jun 8, 201123844Poetry

Just a simple reminder that experience...

Aug 25, 201121614Poetry

Just a quiet exploration of philosophy's many...

Jun 12, 201110387Poetry

Why does it seem conscience and aspirant truth...

Jun 13, 201117795Poetry

While listening to the opening theme of...

Jun 18, 201120504Poetry

Banyan trees tell infinity’s tale--to all who...

Jul 8, 201127843Poetry

Trying to make sense of it all sometimes...

Jul 9, 201118435Poetry

Some would argue there are as many ways to...

Jul 15, 201118385Poetry

The cyclic nature of existence has many...

Jul 18, 201114866Poetry

Recalling abstracts of a father’s love...

Jul 24, 201117775Poetry

It’s not easy to find any poetic justice in...

Jul 26, 201120744Poetry

Sometimes the only solace for dealing with the...

Jul 27, 201110407Poetry

For some of us, influences of the survival...

Jul 29, 201122674Poetry

Sometimes attempting to stay “well read”...

Jul 30, 201122524Poetry

Because Time never stays idle, there’s always...

Jul 30, 20119467Poetry

If only we could see the storms coming....

Aug 13, 201121434Poetry

“Now, therefore, I, Rick Perry, Governor of...

Aug 14, 201120414Poetry

“We are all one” is an often cliché way to...

Aug 14, 20112982NewPoetry

With so much hot air being exhaled on us by...

Aug 15, 201120974Poetry

Lest we forget, we legislate permits,...

Aug 16, 201118555Poetry

For those who might be looking for…

Aug 17, 201124843Poetry

As Somalia threatens a repeat of Darfur, and...

Aug 18, 201126583Poetry

Surreal as it might be, does matter know any end?

Aug 20, 201124484Poetry

A poem a day proves good exercise, but oh the...

Aug 21, 201120194Poetry

It’s Sunday morning and immersion into the NY...

Aug 22, 201115765Poetry

On a hot August day, one’s mind wanders to...

Aug 22, 201119504Poetry

Reading an article on the film “The Tree of...

Sep 16, 201123444Poetry

Small moments can transform enormous needs.

Oct 8, 201126353Poetry

Can we afford to be content with answers, when...

Aug 23, 20118147Poetry

Dreams know day and night, but often hide in...

Aug 29, 201120214Poetry

For those in a large city, imagination can seem...

Aug 30, 201112576Poetry

Many years ago in NYC, for a class assignment,...

Sep 1, 20113003NewPoetry

Chance and safety comes in many sizes.

Oct 23, 20112975NewPoetry

Reflection come with the territory when the...

Sep 2, 201126113Poetry

This morning's scathing editorial in the NY...

Sep 2, 20112992NewPoetry

At the risk of seeming to try and explain a...

Oct 23, 201127473Poetry

It was a very good year, and for me the glass...

Sep 6, 201120314Poetry

To stop and try defining the essence of being...

Sep 7, 201120534Poetry

Like determining the cohesion of a Frank Gehry...

Sep 9, 201124803Poetry

Being ruled by and being led by…how different...

Sep 9, 201121684Poetry

Antagonism knows no single master, and even...

Sep 10, 201115675Poetry

Love can make pondering the imponderable worth...

Sep 11, 201111786Poetry

Sorrow spells ratings. The media says so…...

Sep 13, 201120124Poetry

I guess when you're ready to snap with all the...

Sep 14, 201117115Poetry

When one stops to consider, Main Streets are...

Sep 14, 201116335Poetry

Memories of parents in retirement homes. On...

Sep 15, 201125593Poetry

The recycling of self, like evolution, results...

Sep 16, 201119445Poetry

We can never fully understand another's pain....

Oct 11, 201123104Poetry

The disease of certain monetary ambitions...

Sep 17, 201120914Poetry

Awakening on fire begs grounding.

Sep 29, 201121344Poetry

Emily Dickenson’s “Because I could Not Stop...

Oct 1, 201113257Poetry

Finding peace is rare in contemporary life. In...

Oct 23, 201125654Poetry

“Thankfulness” for what one has is...

Oct 3, 20112978NewPoetry

One can only hope that Khalil Ibrahim’s...

Oct 3, 201121714Poetry

At one time or another, we’ve all felt the...

Oct 5, 201111876Poetry

Change can never be stopped, try as some might....

Oct 7, 201126323Poetry

A daunting task…making a nights fragmented...

Oct 9, 201132610Poetry

Some mornings, it’s impossible to avoid...

Oct 13, 201116315Poetry

Notes sometimes carry long messages.

Oct 13, 20119307Poetry

It’s difficult to imagine the suffering...

Oct 13, 201125873Poetry

Regardless of the years, the simple gifts come...

Oct 14, 201121974Poetry

Everyone in NY makes of life what is available....

Oct 15, 201111397Poetry

Reading today's news, it's obvious, "Occupy...

Oct 16, 201119075Poetry

From “Occam’s Legacy” the following is an...

Oct 19, 20119818Poetry

Some days you have only yesterdays

Nov 1, 201127063Poetry

“Go on, believe! It does no harm. Believing...

Nov 3, 201111647Poetry

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