Tag: poetry
-
Another inauguration morning
Inaugural Poem, 20 January 1993 On the Pulse of the Morning by Maya Angelou A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here On our planet floor, Any broad alarm of their hastening doom Is lost in the gloom…
-
True words
My friend Todd Drew has a writing voice that drives me to envy. Lately, he has been posting his ruminations on the Yankees and life in general at Bronx Banter. His latest post there just blew me away. This is what Todd did. He took his thoughts and set them to music–the poetry of Langston…