Hello friends, it is not only others who ask “where poems come from” or “what does this poem mean?” Often poets themselves don’t know how inspiration arrives; we amuse ourselves thinking we are entertaining muses unaware, much as some like to think of better angels. Here is a poem by Billy Collins that tries to […]
Hi, friends, I like to think of myself as a political and religious progressive. But I was very impressed by the Windsor wedding in 2018 as a creative blend of old and new. So I wrote a poem about it with an “ecological” turn. Enjoy. Thanks. Gene B Celebrating an Inclusive World Diana would be proud […]
Hello friends. The pontificate of Francis has been unique in many ways. Some of these ways have not been met with open arms or acceptance, whether from the Curia in Rome or Catholic parishioners in America. Yet Francis seems a Pope for our times, and willing to humbly seek forgiveness later than ask permission first.
Hello friends, with springtime here I’m reminded that new growth and wild green everywhere means renewed life and a hopeful season. What looks fragile and tentative in April will be hardy and strong in May storms and summer heat. As my poem suggests, the same rules can apply to the aging process — that it’s […]
Dear friends, today is my 91st birthday. My fondest wish for all of you is that you find peace and contentment right where you are. Often, we try to put these feelings into words, and just as often fail: the Buddha would tell us stop looking so hard and just be — a pretty difficult […]