Shaping Words

There's no reason for beauty, The cosmos does not need it, Beauty is the gift of God, It is how God redeems it.

Renga Ramblings 5 Renga and Rhyme Japanese poetry does not use rhyme as an element of construction in its poetry.  It isn’t the ca...

The first of Taurus, A cool wind bends the lilacs Under a gray sky The sound of wailing sirens . . . The police?, an ambulance?

Renga Ramblings 4 The Pulse of the Poem When I first began composing Renga I wrote in the free verse style that is widespread amon...

Yosemite Falls The tall granite cliffs Pines cling to ledges While clouds slowly drift

Overcast morning The sound of two crows cawing In the windless warmth Dew upon the Douglas Fir Seen through the venetian blinds After...

The rain's falling all day long Here on the Russian River The sky slowly turns to night, Mists make the trees look darker