Afghan Reflections by Terry Douglas
You are invited to visit My New Afghan Reflections Page
for my thoughts on my time spent there.
Heard
Posted on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
A walk on the beach at dawn prompted this reflection.
“Heard”
Did sun below
A cloud bank at dawn
Notice him direct
On the beach alone?
Is that why it tipped
Gold-leaf light forward
To form a narrow path
On glitter-flat water,
For a dolphin [...]
Recognized
Posted on Saturday, July 19th, 2008
I still remember fifty years ago seeing the three questions carved above the altars of a Jesuit seminary — where did I come from, why am I here, and where am I going. These last [...]
continue readingNew Beginnings
Posted on Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
I just returned from Sedona, AZ. While there, I visited the site where our family gathered to scatter the ashes of my spouse five years ago. Here is the poem I wrote to commemorate this occasion.
“New [...]
