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Michelangelo on Beauty

If there ever were perfect words to guide an artists life,here they are: 

"Neither my eyes in love with all that is beautiful,nor my soul thirsting for salvation,possess any power that can raise them to Heaven but the contemplation of beautiful things. From the highest heaven there streams down a splendour which [...]

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Fortune in Life

It’s funny how we think of the word fortune in terms of money. "Wow,he made a fortune selling his house!"Wheel of Fortune. “She won a fortune on Jeopardy.”Or we think of cookies. Fortune doesn’t necessarily mean happiness. But it means success of some kind. Luck.

I have much fortune in my [...]

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Sonnet for Frank

My father is having surgery for a lymphoma tumor today,April 21. He is one of my best friends. I am anxious about this sudden development in his health. Mortality somehow always surprises us,even though we "know"it’s always lurking nearby.

Here is a sonnet I wrote for him around Father’s Day last [...]

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The Newest Pope

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Moon Dust Ripening

no category fits the lilting sway of doves that populate a day in your grasp

chariots riding silk carry the hours to a bed of feathers lined with silver

costumed marionettes tickle fervor from eyes twinkling an inch beyond delight

drenched purple fans caress honey dipped glances,gracing doubt with gleaming smile

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