A moral duty

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“Who are we as a nation if we do not act to protect our children? ... our elected officials have a moral duty to protect them." Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Chicago

The “splendid now”

  Hello friends, this 2017 poem celebrates my Zen masters, cats Max and Tony, experts at reminding me to connect with the "splendid now." I call this feline instruction "Zen Lite" in its insistent softness  -- no long meditation, no…

A fuller awakening

The poet Walt Whitman knew that all things were connected in a cosmic unity. As one ages the realization deepens that this unity has been there all along.

Thank you

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I'd like to express my appreciation to all those who came to the Watkinsville Marigold Festival and purchased my books.

Georgia Author of the Year [Poetry]

This is a wonderful honor for me, as well as the group of Athens poets who helped refine my poems weekly at Donderos' Kitchen over coffee and brownies.