Veteran’s Path and an Even Keel, an essay about hope
“Between the stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and…
I am a White American Man, an essay
What does this mean? I will get to this, but first, over the past week I have been putting up a fence. The process of digging…
A Fine Cider Toast Reflection or Day Two of finding the new normal
Saying day two of the new normal seems like a misnomer, normal seeks a definition like a ship seeks wind in the doldrums. It might be…
A Fine Cider Toast Reflection on the New Normals We Are Determining in These Extraordinary Times
Today, regular visitor, friend and positive influencer of life at the Go Dog Go Cafe, Sadje posted this about the new normals we are all determining…
Darkness Does Great Work, a poem and analysis by S Francis
A few weeks ago, I posted ‘What god has chosen me, tangled her truth…’ loosely inspired by lines from Rilke’s Book of Hours, translated by Edward…
Promote Yourself Monday at the Go Dog Go Cafe, January 20, 2020 – Compiled & Updated
Promote Yourself Monday at the Go Dog Go Cafe, January 20 Monday is always a great day to get our writing weeks started off right with…
‘My Little Wren Friend,’ An Analysis of a Poem
This week I analyze the poem, “My Little Wren Friend” and begin by offering it again with no revision as by the time I posted, it…
The Day Halloween Costumed as White Christmas, analysis and revision
Often when on walks I reach a point of clarity when an image, an idea, or a sentence hits me maybe as a melody hits a…
The Road Taken, revision and analysis
The Road Taken Yes, I found it, just the road I needed, Less the doubts and questions, Inside woods I know I knew. Now, that done,…
