Thursday, November 27, 2014

Beyond the Coffee Shop Window

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com   Beyond the Coffee Shop Window   A woman of enormous girth glides by At ...

But it's not Halloween

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com   But it’s not Halloween   A man – fleshy and fat and tall he is A shaven...

Happy Little Water Pill

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com   Happy Little Water Pill   For Susan and Eldon   O happy, happy lit...

Adjective Childhood Pity

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com   Adjective Childhood Pity   Your Irish childhood – oh, give it a pass   ...

The Noble Wolf

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com     The Noble Wolf   A Cautionary Tale for Tasty Herbivores   O...

Save the Date!

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Save the Date   O how I do hope you will Save The Date! It’s a special occasion, so don’t be late Be sure to sign in...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Because Ottawa is not a Fortress

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com                                         Because Ottawa is not a Fortress   On a perfect...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Nurses, Ebola, and Manly-Men in Government

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com   Nurses: ThenSpeak / NowSpeak   ThenSpeak: Nurses are honored for risking th...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Yom Kippur

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Yom Kippur When the last synagogue is looted and burned...

ThenSpeak / NowSpeak

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com ThenSpeak / NowSpeak ThenSpeak: Call of duty. NowSpeak: Call of D...

ThenSpeak / NowSpeak II

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com ThenSpeak / NowSpeak II ThenSpeak: “The Secret Service is the fi...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Waiting

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Waiting Like farmers at the end of a working day The trees are tired, the sky, the world, all ...

The Revolution

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com The Revolution Little men arguing in shabby rooms Meetings, manifestos, revolvers, bombs In...

Quagmire

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Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Quagmire We’re mired once more within a quag Or quagged, perhaps, within a mire Evil laughs a...

Elegy for Brave Little Cottonpip

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Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Elegy for Brave Little Cottonpip For Deedra In Egypt cats were set as palace guards To watch...

Rain With Punctuation

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Rain with Punctuation A house when empty is not always peaceful But today it is. September r...

Not on my Watch

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Not on My Watch A fellow whose timepiece was off just a notch Said of a jeweler who was drunk ...

How Lucky God is to Have Him

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com How Lucky God is to Have Him Perhaps he is a seer Gifted with visions of glory Still, I don’t want...

Data Not Available at This time

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Data Not Available at This Time “Data not available at this time” Scrolls slowly across the t...

Banned Books Week

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A note to The Paris Review : Banned Books Week is as scripted and as precious as a Hallmark Christmas movie. One hopes the admirable Pa...