Monthly Archives: April 2010

Reflections on Memories Only Half Fulfilled

Posted on April 30, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  I was thinking . . . about what I wrote last night, about what remembered, about what and why I write . . .   The pen conquers dark writing of light. Conquers death by writing of life.  

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A Travelogue in Time

Posted on April 29, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  Paper and pen. Write. I don’t recall how or why. Came the glare. The light.   The short haiku-styled poems that I ofen write for The Poetry Blog such as yesterday’s entry and A Visit to New York City, in Hiabun, on … Continue reading →

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Does She Exist?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  Intelligent men Believe in God. Assuming God believes in them.

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A Million Plus Days Since Rome Began

Posted on April 27, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  Today marks 1,008,888 days since the traditional founding of Rome on April 21, 753 BCE.     History written is a chronicle. History viewed through the prism of poetry captures the essence of lives lived and events experienced, reflecting … Continue reading →

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Brightside – Haverhill Goes Green

Posted on April 26, 2010 by CitizenPoet

    I introduced a new song yesterday at Brightside’s Haverhill Goes Green fair at Winnekenni Castle, an enviromental and earth-themed festival where more than 2,000 attendees strolled through tents filled with exhibits on alternative forms of energy from solar … Continue reading →

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Fueled by FOX, Fooled by FOX

Posted on April 24, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  Two really big scandals have plagued FOX during the past week and put the lie to their fair and balanced nonsense. Sean Vannity was caught shilling in a Cinninnati Tea Bagger Fund Raiser and was yanked out by furious … Continue reading →

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A Mere Half Century

Posted on April 23, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  I recall reading a news story in 1957 about how the United States Army had sold off the last of its homing pigeons. Recently, I read that the number of text messages sent and received daily exceeds the total … Continue reading →

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Once, a Poet

Posted on April 22, 2010 by CitizenPoet

   Tell them I was. Once. Last American vagabond. Quietly came. Softer gone.

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Conscience

Posted on April 21, 2010 by CitizenPoet

  I’ve seen you a thousand times, Man, In the faces of sun-piqued children In the eyes of widows and maids. I’ve seen your mien in noisy arcades, Walking along night-iced streets And in a bar with a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woods and Elin

Posted on April 20, 2010 by CitizenPoet

    There were reports today that Elin Woods was seen boarding a plane with their two children to leave Florida, a report that indicates the couple is having some difficulty working things out and reinforcing the rumors that a … Continue reading →

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