Calico Jack
I can smell the sweat and tar of your greasy jacket, red as this colleen’s hair, calico as rough as …
Category: History
Pondering at Promontory Point
“May God continue the unity of our country as the railroad unites the two great oceans of the world.” – …
The New Alchemy
Might we again relearn what once was known To forebears long ago but somehow lost By later generations–scorned and …
This Ancient Evening
This ancient evening has visited Countless times across the centuries. The cool air holds the gazes of Peasants, warriors, and …
Collision
The train was fast approaching; it was speeding up the track; a giant metal monster in a rage of smoking …
On Receipt of a Punch Bowl
(with apologies to Oliver Wendell Holmes) This antique silver bowl you gave to me one Christmas time, still tells the …
America’s Crossroads
Because they have their mortal fears Of terrorists in bandoleers, Of men who marry other men And girls who might …
The Auction at the Farm
The neighbors gathered in the yard to have a look around, The cowboy hatted auctioneer had yet to make a …