A few of my favorite poems by others
- Contemplation
by Meredith Root-Bernstein. Published in the New Yorker
magazine, March 9, 2009. See also her poem, Trash, in her 2012
book Hock.
- One
Train May Hide Another by Kenneth Koch. Published in his book,
One Train, Knopf 1994.
- The lyrics of
Waters
of March by Antonio Carlos Jobim, written in 1972, and
performed by many.
- The lyrics of
Fly
Me to the Moon (In Other Words) by Bart Howard, written in
1954. The preamble (“Poets often use many words…”) is essential, but
most performers omit it. Listen to the performance by Tony Bennett.
Some of my published poems
Click on any poem title to reveal the poem text, along with some
notes about the poem, and a link to the publication. My favorite poem,
for now, is Honor Among
Sleeves.
- Magnifying Glass
(haiku),
- Selected Quatrains from
DBDA2,
- Looking East,
- Stratigraphy,
- The Power of Poetry for
Climate Change,
- Any Time Spent,
- Open Mic Night,
- Bookmarks and Headstones,
- Were It Not for the
Firefly,
- A Late Afternoon Lying on My
Back,
- At the Window,
- Under Their Sink,
- The Sun Shines Fluidly on Every
House,
- The Purpose of
Time,
- Carbon Footprints of Unwanted
Children,
- Cueva de las Manos,
- Honor Among Sleeves,
- In Retirement Sunlight Falls /
Blackbirds Hang,
- Cruel Sestina,
- Golden State
A few songs: