When the Great War came, it left no one untouched. Even the ones who wanted no part of it. They said it was the war to end all wars. Instead, Read More
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The newlywed couple strolled at the fair, holding hands. The splash of evening colors was giving way to the sparkle of carnival lights. A chill breeze blew in from the Read More
Of all my wanderings I only remember- Jagged moons on the hills, A scattering of stars, And faint whispers of nights In valleys filled with snow. Sometimes I recollect Sudden Read More
The sky stretches her arms Over my dead city; There is no dance of lights In those faraway stars; Tonight the ghostly streets Are tattered and empty. Yesterday there were Read More
Call me Omar, although I am more of an Ishmael. Like the first son of Abraham, I have lived the life of a wanderer, an outcast from the world, in Read More
someone lived in a somewhere place (with moon for mother, none for father) he walked on water in flood and rain chewed on air and gobbled some shine big folks Read More
This is the story of how the unhappy hamlet of muskmelon moons found happiness again. Once a monkey-faced mandolin man came to the hamlet of muskmelon moons. He stood at Read More
I lay down by the sea Beneath the sunless sky And the waves set me free. Beside me rose the scree On cliffs towering high I lay down by the Read More
Tonight go out and gaze At the everlasting heavens Where in the deeps of space Drift innumerable pilgrims Like you and me. Why sit alone Within the prison of your Read More
In my busy practice at the Oakwood Asylum, I’ve treated numerous patients but none like John Abner. He woke up one morning with a limp. For many days, he walked Read More
Once a holy man went into the forest in search of God. There under a mighty tree towering into the sapphire sky, he sat down with folded legs and closed Read More
And then Mankind tumbled Out of time in torrents Drowning the Earth in immense pools Of pain. They fled. For with man came Raging rivers of blood Through forests screaming Read More
I was a landscape architect once. I had mastered my craft to perfection. My designs were renowned for their opulent beauty and spectacular composition. I was the pre-eminent artist of Read More
Billy was nine when his parents jumped from the top of their ten-floor apartment. The police said his parents committed suicide to avoid prison. The truth was somewhat different. Billy’s Read More
O you who glide on carpets of dead leaves On ancient rocks scattered on forest floors Under raining fires of a thousand suns And mysterious moons of blackest nights; O Read More
A Comedy in One Act Characters: WANDERER – A ragged looking man, in his 60s PHILOSOPHER – A fashionably dressed man, in his 30s MADMAN – A shabby young man, Read More
I sat alone under the moonless night Pondering the dark destiny of man To me, he seemed like a fallen angel Evicted from the gates of paradise Or a meteor Read More
