When you ask people about Edgar Allan Poe, they usually think of his horror and suspense short stories: The Tell Tale Heart, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat,…
It really didn’t surprise me that so many of my poetry loving friends responded to my question about their favorite poet or poem with T. S. Eliot’s, The Love Song…
“The Highwayman” was written by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August 1906. It is a romantic ballad, a story of love and death, and every time I hear it…
If you’ve been following along this month, you may remember that I mentioned asking some of my poet friends who their favorite poet was. Two of them mentioned Mary Oliver,…
I think it’s fair to say that everyone knows Shakespeare, whether they realize it or not. The English language owes a lot of its common phrases to the Bard. Many…
When I was a kid, westerns were popular in TV and movies, and we played cowboys and Indians. Little blonde haired and blue eyed Elise, always sided with the Indians….
In 1966, Simon & Garfunkel released their album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme, and even at the tender age of 12, I was enthralled by its poetry. I certainly didn’t…
Rabbits thinkEaster eggsare too strange.Chocolaterabbits tastedelicious.Still, bunniesand chickensare great friends. Happy Easter! Happy Poetry Month too! PS- I hope you enjoyed my little foray into this new short poetry form,…
I never asked for this job.I was minding my own business,helping the Mrs. take care of the hutch,on the lookout for kits trying to make a great escape.I don’t mean…
We live in stressful times.Some stand and shout truthto a world that has largely stopped listening.Others spray their lies like a fireman’s hoseat full force, trying to squash the spreading…
