Category Archives: serial

poetry published in serial linked parts

In the wings

Experienced performers usually can mobilize stage fright to give energy to the performance. Standing in the wings of a stage anticipating can be a daunting or exhilarating experience. This poem depicts one such experience. Continue reading

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sitting on a log

This poem examines the pressures that distract us from living in the moment. Continue reading

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consider defeat

Poetry: In sports, as in most human endeavours, there is only one victor, and it may not always be whom you expect. Life’s experience is more about learning to lose than learning to win. When Tiger Woods lost the second round of his first comeback event, that lesson was illuminated. Continue reading

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