I'd like to die well
But I don't know what that means
Once I was a teacher
Read books to the tweens

I like City of Ember
Long live Lina and Doon!
55 and falling
Death is coming soon?

So good to hear his voice
Yes, my beloved son
Born in yon Taiwan
Near Taipei 101

Keep him right on track
Un pequito fun
Moving, moving ahead
Baby, Born to Run.

My poetry is simple
Rhyme, alliteration
I'm quiet in the night
Silent meditation

Trump is the USA
Racist to the bone
Not much I can do
Yes, I sleep alone

My son called me today
So good to hear his voice
William James, Charles Pierce
George Santayana, Josiah Royce

Would I study philosophy again?
Probably not. No.
Seattle's misty rain
Vienna in the snow

                  Solamente Yo.

Shakespeare in Staunton
Exit 222
Dr. Cohen gives a lecture
Julius Caesar comes to life

Staunton all in snow
I drive into the darkness
DC in the distance
Tryin' to make it home

                    Rome!

Hair-handed monks
I still like the quiet
In my solitude
She remains out of reach

Dublin
London
Vienna
Satellite Beach

Oxford twilight, dreaming spires
      Ancient things, friends and fires
             Gandalf the White still suspires

The poetry of place
The presence of the names
Aliens in space?
To play the language games

3:24
I'm up in the night
Poe in Baltimore
Sor Juana's mystic flight

Thank you, Dr. Frenkel
You did truly care
Once I broke my ankle
But the cast did repair

That was back in high school
1985
King Lear is a fool
I am still alive

                        Forward!