Three Marys by W A Adams Three Marys on the road going to a tomb One old one younger one in bloom Hurrying thru a world changing as they sped The dark of the first new day ‘The sun is coming’ the oldest said She carried frankincense to anoint the dead The shadows grew lighter on […]
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The Shape of Illusion
Apr 6
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The Shape of Illusion by William E Barrett This is a novel about a 17th century painting, in a Manhattan art gallery with a strange and unsettling quality. The theme of the painting is an unusual one, a subject not painted very often. The ancient canvas depicts Christ leaving Pilots Judgement seat, having been condemned. […]
Beds We Lie In
Mar 31
I’ve lain me down to sleep in a lot of different beds. From dirt floors to feather beds. From straw stuffed ticks to a $4,000.00 state of the art Stearns& Foster Golden Elegance Mattress “made with Moisture-wicking Mongolian horsehair and Insulating, durable New Zealand wool” so thick you needed a step stool to climb onto it. I’ve slept […]
I’ve Looked at Clouds From Both Sides Now
Nov 20
I was born in West Texas in a little town named Vernon. My earliest recollection of home is of a small frame house surrounded by flat fields that stretched out to the horizon in all directions. I remember standing in the road that ran past our place and turning completely around ; the horizon was perfectly […]
MAGPIES IN PICARDY
Jan 17
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MAGPIES IN PICARDY by T.P.Cameron Wilson The magpies in Picardy Are more than I can tell. They flicker down the dusty roads And cast a magic spell On the men who march through Picardy, Through Picardy to hell. (The blackbird flies with panic, The […]
The Birds and the Bees
Dec 18
It seems that the young people in our world have lost the wisdom , or never acquired it , that their mothers and fathers were blessed to have received from their elders , or by bouncing their face off of a brick wall untill the light turned on. I’m thinking in particular of the complex and perilous task of communicating […]
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