Category Archives: poetry

The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. “The Rain,” in A Child’s Garden of Verses and Underwoods, by Robert Louis Stevenson, p.13    Their … Continue reading →

Flying through the air with the greatest of ease, here’s a couple of fun flying pictures I just noticed, the first is from yowayowacamera.com where the author takes pictures of hirself in the air and the other is from cuteoverload.com. … Continue reading →

Spring which has its appeal in ghosts, Youth, resurrection, cleansing of the soil And in the dormant roots already considered, Stirs, with the sharpening of branches, Challenges heart to do that which it cannot, Sustain overwork, overthought, overlove. It clears … Continue reading →

I sat by a sailor to learn of the sea, But he swore as he drank, Then he said to me: “Leave it alone, lad, the sea’s a bitch.     All smells and bells     And bosun’s yells.     The … Continue reading →

I love poetry – as some of you may know from reading some of the poems I occasionally post. Well, I was listening to the most recent Ask Dr. Hal show on Radio Valencia out of San Francisco on which … Continue reading →

  The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out Through the blinds and the windows and bars; And high overhead and all moving about, There were thousands of millions of stars. There ne’er were such thousands of leaves on … Continue reading →

Yikes there is so much rain right now. So I’m staying indoors a bit more, and feeling a bit more lazy and low than normal, but that just means I’m doing all I can to stay warm, reading comics, taking … Continue reading →

When April with his showers hath pierced the drought Of March with sweetness to the very root, And flooded every vein with liquid power That of its strength engendereth the flower; When Zephyr also with his fragrant breath Hath urged … Continue reading →