Beginning with this post, I'll be posting much more frequently, sharing poems, comments on writing, reviews of books I've been reading, and writing about the art and process of writing as I experience and practice it. The two  poems posted today are my own. The first on was inspired by the song “Don’t worry about a thing”, from the DVD/music album from Playing for Change, “PFC 2 – Songs Around The World”.
 

Celebration

 

If I have life to live

over again,

I will learn music.

I will ...

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A late September day

The sun is out

On the veranda

my wife hangs laundry

In the distance

thunder.

-- 28 September

 

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If you're wondering what's happened to me in all these months, I took some time away from writing, and in the past month or so have been buried in a new project or two. I've written some very short poems in June, and here they are:

 

Poem

The days move

swiftly by

while the nights move slowly

and are filled with dreams.

--Sapporo, 25 June 2012

Celebration

The day, the day!

What a joy it is!

-- Sapporo,  26 June

To cause pain ...

To cause pain

in a child ...

What beastliness!

...
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The other day while waiting for the bus on a beautiful, cold, sunny afternoon, snowflakes began to fall. I composed this little poem in my head, then wrote it down in my notebook afar taking my seat. Poems often come to me this way.


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This poem was inspired by a heart-rending, inspiring photo someone posted the other day on my Facebook page. My wife and I watched the tsunami as it washed over Japan's northeastern seaboard. Though unspeakably tragic, there is both poignancy and heroism in its aftermath. This is just one of them.  

 

Mother, Son

They found her 

in the ruins of her house,

buried 

under a mountain of debris.

Lying semi-face down,

one leg slightly cocked,

one arm stretched out,

her rescuers

hoped she might st...

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I've written and published poetry for years. This is one that came to me shortly after waking up this morning. I've worked on it all day. It was inspired by a song from "Playing for Change" entitled "Don't you worry about a thing". It played in my head all night, and this morning "Celebration" was born. Enjoy.