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On this first September morn

September 1, 2023by Another Slice3 Comments on On this first September morn
On this first September morn

I like September’s style and the way she saunters in with her optimistic sunshine and I-Knew-You’d-Like-Me grin. I never set a table when I hear she’s stopping by since I’m clinging hard to summer — I don’t want to say good-bye. But September’s always patient with my inhospitality. She’s shows up promptly anyway with kind [...]

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Poems by a prodigy and a slave

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023by Another SliceLeave a Comment on Poems by a prodigy and a slave
Poems by a prodigy and a slave

One of the first American women to become a published author, Phillis Wheatley was both a prodigy and a slave. Captured in her native Senegal at the tender age of seven and named after the ship that transported her to Boston in 1753, Phillis landed in the household of Susanna and John Wheatley. The Wheatleys [...]

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The vintage years

April 29, 2022by Another SliceLeave a Comment on The vintage years
The vintage years

I recently got to spend some time with two people who have immersed themselves in the wine culture.  So, I’ve been sipping the good stuff, from grapes and in life. Father Gordon Gilsdorf described that analogy beautifully in this poem: On Being 50. Wines grow bitter with age or better. 50 is a vintage year, [...]

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Three years of Valentine’s love poems

March 9, 2022by Another Slice2 Comments on Three years of Valentine’s love poems
Three years of Valentine’s love poems

Yesterday, not coincidentally on International Women's Day, I texted with one of the strongest women I know. My sister in-law Carol, who received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in 2019, has been rising to the biggest challenge in her life with grace, poise, poetry and love. Her husband John, a [...]

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The Wealthy Child

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022by Another SliceLeave a Comment on The Wealthy Child
The Wealthy Child

"I want to be rich!" the small boy said as he wished upon a star And the wise moon whispered back, “You already are.” “I wish to be rich!” the small boy said to the dandelion seed. And the wind it rode on answered, “You have everything you need.” “I want to be real rich,” [...]

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