He arrived as a young man With no life experiences outside o… Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois Where he was born and raised. It was here that he witnessed huma…

With snow in California’s mountai… and trees falling down from the sk… climate change is the new normal and we don’t need to wonder about… The planet is tired of our bullshi…

Your poetry book from 1946 was recently acquired by me at a book fair in Chicago. It appears to have been lightly us… during its first go-round

They go on TV at night And make all of us laugh. But the best part of it Is irritating T**** by half. He rages at their satire

Shut up and drink yer beer whatever label it might be. Doesn’t matter who else drinks it or if they can stand to pee. What’s inside your heart counts mo…

A long way from Mt. Pulaski on this cold, Illinois night. The Interstate is reaching out to Kris and Chuck, near Dwight. Dwight is far behind them now

That the ear hears something but the eyes and the brain can’t sort it all out will forever be a problem for me.

The next time you’re gardening upon your lovely terrace make sure to keep a lookout for the Phyllophaga Harris. More commonly known as a Junebug

O crying child Up in the sky Above the ocean blue! You’ll grow someday And maybe hear

Attending Catholic schools as I did for 13 years instills certain ideas into a pers… The nuns and lay teachers assigned us all a Conduct grade

Making myself write As I’m doing this moment Isn’t a bad thing

Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop-Pop These are the time-honored sounds… When independence was declared fro… More than two centuries ago. But when those sounds filled the a…