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Only Our Effort: villanelle

Posted on June 7, 2017 by John

I don’t believe that gods watch us at all, or bother with our lives in any way; only our effort makes or breaks our fall. Perhaps it gives us hope, such folderol, or cheats fear-mongers of their gruesome play. I … Continue reading →

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Ah, New Orleans: a villanelle

Posted on June 29, 2004 by John

The air is thick with history, with years of sweat and toil. Old ghosts play hide and seek in sheets that show more recent use; the wiser tourists avoid alleys and shun Bourbon’s roil. Old men of different colors sit … Continue reading →

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Our Children’s Lives: a villanelle

Posted on April 15, 2004 by John

Adventure here finds peril where great mystery still thrives; it won’t respond to reason or attempts to understand the me-o-centric universe that is our children’s lives. A place where having grown ourselves, we’ve proved we can survive, although what proof … Continue reading →

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Among the Trees: a villanelle

Posted on November 24, 2002 by John

I have sought among the trees for peace, and found in their shade a quiet knowledge; there is a humbling silence in their ancient speech. The echoes of time are within their sky-bound reach; and to find my own small … Continue reading →

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