Blog: Ruminations

Autumn

This is the poem I wrote in 2009, titled Autumn. It was published in Issue 2 of Holler, A Journal of Poetry and Prose, by the Princeton Poetry Project, Thomas J. McKenna, Ph.D., Director. Autumn   It is in the air. The cool of autumn Rides the wind Summer fades away. The sun grows tired …

The Rain and Pain

This has been a most difficult fall and winter for me. I pulled my shoulder and have been struggling with it since August. The therapist calls it a frozen shoulder.  The therapy helped to restore some of the mobility, but I developed a lot of pain. Turns out the osteoarthritis I also struggle with is …