Three dogs and an old man Out of orchard they tumble. Dog over dog, an undulation. Playful, brown. First two, then another tail, exclamation, punctuation. A man, a silhouette, Zeus-like, wielding his walking staff. Creator of all things joyful and strong, all beings four-legged and two, he’s here to say, jubilance is a stick, go […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
The Bigness of Small Poems – #31 in a Series – Different Takes on Old Men – Maylor, Cummings, Owen
July 25, 2017 – 9:15 pm
The Bigness of Small Poems – #30 in a Series – Christian Wiman’s Heart Cry
July 16, 2017 – 8:58 pm
Writing poetry is a much more powerful and destabilizing experience for me than is writing prose. The former plays hell and havoc with my life and mind. The latter is an exercise in sanity. That said, there are certainly areas of experience to which prose gives me access that poetry does not. I can plan […]