Me at 40. Not bad!
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Me in 2003
“Aurora” by Douglas G. Cala
Photo by Erik Mclean on Pexels.com http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/the-unreal-20/poetry-aurora-by-douglas-g-cala?fbclid=IwAR3vsp1iPlG9jhyAtmQuLIzqnEiBsIvav98WuPJlDui4yzbUwjh_wESOcO8 Based on the popular video game Halo, this is one of my favorites.
“Like a Thrashing Hurricane” by Douglas G. Cala
https://gnashingteethpublishing.com/blog/like-a-thrashing-hurricane-by-douglas-g-cala/?fbclid=IwAR13f5_xEH4fE1CjWAAsbo3e0X9Zf7SHI4jQTcAm8KHv_n4Tu0Evmu40m_c This is a thoughtful post about the 1/5/2021 insurrection in Washington, DC.
“Light as a Feather” by Douglas G. Cala
Photo by Anjana C on Pexels.com http://www.trouvaillereview.org/contributors/douglas-g-cala This is a supplemental entry for my protege and poetic brother-in-arms. I will be posting a number of links in my entries. I hope you enjoy is work as much as I do.
Prima Materia (poem)
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com Burning the sage to engulf a new brand Rich calcification is no sleight of hand Repression and trauma, falling to the floor Depression, dilemmas, kick them out the door Dissolving the sorrows into the bare ground Gushing of water declines by the pound Tears begin running while scoping the … Continue reading Prima Materia (poem)
Tobias: The Musical
Country Boy (poem)
Photo by Bruno Salvadori on Pexels.com Tapping in his Tony LamasWiggling in his WranglersStimulating in his StetsonThe wind propels himTwisting and spinningAs the guitar strumsHe is a centrifugeDefying gravityNever succumbingTo earthly limitationsThis cowboy soarsGrabbing his belt buckleAs if launching himselfInto the atmospherePropelled in alignmentEmbraced by acousticsBorn in the USAStature of theColossus of RhodesLove child of … Continue reading Country Boy (poem)
Asymptote (concrete poem)
-Jack M. Freedman (Jacob Moses) Published in POST(paper) (2016)
Wizard of Willow (poem)
I am the evergreenWizard of WillowLeaving offeringsWithin her woods Our roots are hereSharing chalicesIn this dimensionOf the wild unknown She is whereOur tree of lifeSinks into theGround by the pond Our hero of one Thousand branchesOur peacock's tail Ambassador of light Harboring treasuresIn a cauldronFrom ash to skin to goldAlchemy of her eye I am the illustratorOf … Continue reading Wizard of Willow (poem)
Jacob R. Moses 