He realized relatively young in life that he would die. That knowledge comes to each of us at a different … More
Tag: #War
Better Luck
Steel, maybe, lots of steel. Perhaps concrete by the boat-loads. Wood, really, I would rather not use. Impermanence has proved … More
It Was a Dream
“It’s right there,” he said, pointing to the small break in the tree line, hard to tell from this far … More
Giving up Coffee for Good
At the destruction of the world I sipped coffee that was too hot. Like everyone else, I’ll guess, I didn’t … More
Odds Are
It’s best to be born mid-century.I was born in 1954, just a babe in the nuclear age.If you come in … More
A Veterans’ Cemetery
These stone tablets grow row on row, symmetrically planted concrete flowers blooming in a precisely laid field as far as … More
London/Derry
Our guide seats us on the time worn smooth stones of the ancient wallhuge and never breached defense ringing round … More
Cold Comfort
He fortifies himself against the cold journey ahead,this way too frigid life for a Kaua‘i boy,downing one last long sip … More