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Source: The “Poetry Lovers” Facebook page.

“Visionen,” Paul Mak, 1919

Visions.

Paul Mak (Pavel Petrovich Ivanov) (1891-1967), 'Visionen', 1919
Paul Mak (Pavel Petrovich Ivanov) (1891-1967), ‘Visionen’, 1919

“We all long for Eden …”

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Source: The “Orthodox England” Facebook page.

Lothlorien Poetry Journal prints my tribute to Dennis Williamson in Volume 29.

I’m honored to share here that Lothlorien Poetry Journal Volume 29 includes my tribute to my late friend and colleague, Dennis Williamson.  (Dennis was also known by his nom de plume, Dennis Villelmi.)  The journal originally published the essay online on October 19th.)

Lothlorien Poetry Journal features free verse/rhyming/experimental poetry, short stories and flash fiction; the theme for Volume 29 is Amplified Voices in the Murmurs of Infinity.  I am so pleased to be published beside 71 renowned poets and authors, and I’m grateful to Editor Strider Marcus Jones for accepting my essay.

You can purchase Volume 29 right here at Lulu.



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“Mary Quite Contrary,” Maxfield Parrish, 1921

Oil on board.

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“Love is patient, love is kind.”

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It does not dishonour others,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
and it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
and always perseveres.

Love never fails.

—  1 Corinthians 13



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Photo credit: Follash, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons

Street Dad Strikes.

You know you’re getting old when you pass 20-somethings in the street and get paternal impulses.  MY DUDE, WHERE IS YOUR JACKET?  Did you leave the house wearing only a flannel shirt?

[Update — sorry for any repeat posts, guys.  It’s a WordPress glitch — not mine.]



Starting off the New Year with some new artwork.

Courtesy of my dear friend Anna, who sent me this neurographic painting.  Neurographic art is a meditative process in which artists channel their subconsciouses to create. 

Thanks, Anna!  Your painting now has a permanent home upon the Wall of Important Keepsakes.



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Cover to “Amazing Spider-Man” #1, Alex Ross, 2015

Marvel Comics.

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“A ship in a harbor is safe …”

“A ship in a harbor is safe but that is not what ships are built for.”

— John A. Shedd (attributed)



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The Ships “Winged Arrow” and “Southern Cross” in Boston Harbor, Fitz Henry Lane, 1853