Here’s one I started a long time ago and just got around to finishing . Enjoy. Impermanence Visiting my parents I stay in my childhood home Which is nothing like my childhood home In the same way I am nothing like the childhood me Except when I am The house is ravaged by time, withContinue reading "Impermanence"
Bits and Bobs and “The Wave”
Happy September everyone. Been busy working, writing, resisting; hanging with Jude, catching up with old friends across the pond, teaching my boy how to drive a bit and poof, now he’s a sophomore at USN. As the temperature heats up and the water rises, thought I’d share a few bits and bobs of creative stuffContinue reading "Bits and Bobs and “The Wave”"
Eclipse
The solar eclipse is coming, Blocking out light for two minutes Turning the world upside down As it did 99 years ago, When chickens went to roost Birds went into nests And the Chicago White Sox Started to think about Conspiring with gamblers To throw the World Series In the current climate, I wonder… WillContinue reading "Eclipse"
Old Soldiers, Grace, and Gordon
Little story for y'all...happy march to you! “I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. Everytime I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever. " - Bob Dylan. Yup, Gordon Lightfoot is and was a heavyweight songwriter, a Canadian with ties to the cool Greenwich Village andContinue reading "Old Soldiers, Grace, and Gordon"
Chance the Gardener
Been thinking a lot about facades, for many reason. Hopefully this ties a few things together. Enjoy "Chance the Gardener" On the tour, I trace his footsteps. Movies imitating books, Peter Sellers imitating life Watching flickering screens, Mirroring the moves Losing himself in a kineoscope version of The naked American Dream When his father diedContinue reading "Chance the Gardener"
Doug Hoekstra 