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for my thoughts on my time spent there.
Prayer
Posted on Sunday, April 13th, 2008
I tried to meditate one morning but was unable to overcome the dryness I felt. Instead I wrote this poem that reflected accurately my feelings.
“Prayer”
How to recover peace,
To be freed of mind chatter
Calling attention to [...]
Night Shadows
Posted on Thursday, April 10th, 2008
A walk before dawn during a Northeaster inspired this poem.
“Night Shadows”
Rain hurtles northwest,
Across a black ocean,
In apprentice folly
Rough white-splash paints waves
Which outline the darkened beach,
Scattered debris raised from the deep;
And in this turmoil I seek
To [...]
Afghan Reflections — Luck
Posted on Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Fom time to time I will offer vignettes written duiring my sojourn in Kabul in 2005. Today the selection is about luck.
Afghanistan is a land of superstition, mysticism, and luck. Let me give an example of [...]
Rusing Waves
Posted on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Don’t take this poem as encouragement to dive in the surf — it’s still too cold!
“Rush Waves”
Just returned from the beach
Where my shepherd sprinted
After sea birds that tempted
Her to rush waves at dawn.
How to [...]
