Poetry has been on my mind this past week. I submitted a new poem to the Writer's Digest poetry contest, and I sent several poems to my friend Keith Alan Hamilton as my first contribution to our joint endeavor of an anthology of poems and smart phone images. I'm also again participating in Robert Lee Brewer's November Chapbook Challenge although as of today I'm about six days behind. Since I won't share the poem I submitted to the contest, here are a couple from my project with Keith. I'd love to know what you think. Morning Walk I walk in the dark of the morning. watching as gray clouds move toward the horizon's edge, and the sun begins to peek out. It's almost a tug of war, the dark gray versus the sun's rays that burst forth to take over the night sky. Then, almost in an instant the sun's warmth rests on my shoulders and I forget the chill of the dark.                 The Lone Poles The … [Read more...]