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Shakespeares Sonnet XVIII, Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day?


Shakespeare?s sonnets require time and effort to appreciate. Understanding the numerous meanings of the lines, the crisply made references, the brilliance of the images, and the complexity of the sound, rhythm and structure of the verse demands attention and experience. The rewards are plentiful as few writers have ever approached the richness of Shakespeare?s prose and poetry.

Chan Chan and The Gorriones (Two Poems in English and Spanish)


The following two poems, one in English, the other in English and Spanish were done during this ongoing trip in Peru, while in Lima, although the poem concerning: Chan Chan was oriinally started last year,while at the ancient site in Northern Peru, it was just finished recently.

Footprints to Mantaro Valley (a poem in Spanish and English)


Footprints to Mantaro Valley(English version)

I Saw the Universe


I can see the cerulean blue of the skies

Two Poems: Black Poncho, and Spirits of de Copan [in English and Spanish]


English Version

Mother, I Dont Mind The Pain


I am among those who know that one never recovers from the loss of one deeply loved. We come to accept the death and adjust our lives - rather begrudingly, but we do not recover, we survive. Somewhere in the grief process, we make the decision to survive and then we are emotionally enabled to build a different kind of relationship with our deceased loved one.

Black Blood, in Jeremiahs Vines - A Poem and an Article


Black Blood, in Jeremiah?s Vines[A Dream Poem]

Sleep, Dreams, and a Poem


The Incubus? Flash-light

Stone Beds [A Poem and an Advance]


Stone Beds[Pompeii?s surge]

A Ship to Remember


Hammers. Timbers. Iron. Steel.

Ode To Quetzalcoatal [Now in Spanish and English]


Ode to Quetzalcóatl

Rhymes of an Ordnance Man [Vietnam War: 1971]


Rhymes of an Ordnance Man[Vietnam War: 1971]

Review Of Stephen B. Wileys First Book Of Poetry: HERO ISLAND


Poet Stephen B. Wiley?s first book of poetry, Hero Island, reflects tender snapshots and reminiscent overviews of various stages of his life as a youngster working on a farm in New Jersey, summer vacations spent with his family in Northern Vermont, and his positive stance on life.

Hindu Poet - Kamalakanta


Kamalakanta was born in Burdwan India in the late 18th Century. From an early age he expressed an interest in spirituality and later in life Kamalakanta received initiation into Tantric Yoga from a Tantric yogi named Kenaram Bhattacharya. His songs made him famous during his lifetime and because of his fame as a singer poet the Maharaja of Burdwan, Tej Chandra asked Kamalakanta to be his Guru. Kamalakanta became a great devotee of Kali and composed many impassioned and devotional love poems to the Mother.

Three Poems: Phantom of the Rocks; Lady from Lima & Bell Ringer of de Copan


Phantom of the Rocks

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