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In the dark of the concert hall, as the voices of the chorale floated on air, I closed my eyes and saw myself on a snow-covered hill, trudging up through wilted stalks of tall grass and bare birch trunks. As I neared the summit, I saw in the distance, in a valley, the golden domes … Read more
Two weeks ago today, I arrived in the USA after a year and a half in Novosibirsk, Russia. While it was a relief to arrive after such a long trip (a 4-hour flight to Moscow, followed by a layover and a 9-hour flight to New York), I carried a sadness I didn’t know what to do … Read more
Just to warn you, this one’s a little intense. Perhaps you won’t be surprised, as the next theme on the list is WAR … Not the lightest subject. I could have changed the sense of “war” to something less literal, sure — but then again, I couldn’t. It felt like a cop-out. And then, of course, … Read more
Confession time: I’ve been hoarding this one. Long ago I promised to share my 100 Themes poems on this blog, even if they seemed publishable elsewhere. Since then, I’ve held a few back for personal reasons, when it seemed prudent to limit the audience. Other times — like now — I’ve held back because it seemed a … Read more
No special reflection this time. Just a poem from the archives, as the work, the worries and the projects have got a bit overwhelming. I always try to do too much. Bog So long I dragged my body over gravel and ice chips, coals and shifting drifts of dust. So often you crouched to lift me as my … Read more