This rather gloomy poem laments the passage of time and the sourness that we sometimes feel when confronted with what we have, versus what we expected.
We have all been through months and months of difficult events and conditions, from COVID to impeachment, from job loss to natural disaster. Who doesn’t long for escape? And those with a few years under their belts may long not only to enjoy again, but also, to have the the energy to enjoy everything thoroughly! …
This poem has to do with the unbelievable situation many of us seem to find ourselves in, where up is down and left is right, where very little in life is predictable or easy. We find we are wide awake, but we cannot believe what we are seeing. The expression “Beyond the Pale” in …
This poem takes inspiration from a YouTube rendition of Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man speech, and observes how harshly the Bard critiques us in his works.