War Poem in our Time of Madness At the hour when it seems we’re about to send more troops to die, and the madmen at the wheel of the Ship of… read more
The Lover the Beloved The lover lowers her gaze and the Beloved raises it until lover is engulfed in oceans too vast to circumscribe and around thei… read more
Ala-Udeen & The Magic Lamp Ala-udeen, as his name goes, woke up with a bang and threw off his bedclothes, rubbed his eyes, then jumped out of bed, put… read more
Bird Song Olivier Messiaen, my favorite 20th century composer, a true mystic, actually envisioned being among the angels, often by putti… read more