Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Thick and Thin Malarial Smears - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Thick and Thin Malarial Smears An eye, a brain, a journey deep down a lens Examining the secrets...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Disaster Preparedness Checklist - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Disaster Preparedness Checklist Double-A batteries, a map out of town A tank full of gas, a mind...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

A Man Could Stand Up - column, 8.28.16

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A Man Could Stand Up “A man could stand up.” -Ford Madox Ford Long ago and far away there was ...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Examining Room - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Examining Room “The nurse will be with you presently, sir.” And you are left alone in a fluoresc...
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

"Roganville! Roganville! Don't Forget Your Shoes and Grapes!" - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The conductor calls out: “Roganville! Roganville! Don’t Forget Your Shoes and Grapes!” The Do...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

Church Ladies and Chariots - column, 21 August 2016

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Church Ladies and Chariots “School is just around the corner.” No it’s not; it’s a few miles down the...
Friday, August 19, 2016

What I Learned from People Who Entitle Their Narratives "What I Learned From..." - not exactly a poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com What I Learned from People Who Entitle Their Narratives “What I Learned from…” O
Monday, August 15, 2016

Death of a Country Gentlemouse - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Death of a Country Gentlemouse In a golden cloak and a white waistcoat Reposes an elegant little fiel...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

She Loves You, Cough, Cough, Cough - column, 8.14.2016

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com She Loves You, Cough, Cough, Cough A Hard Day’s Night was on Channel Siberia last week, and its char...

The Weather Channel - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The Weather Channel Turn around don’t drown we’re not out of the woods yet don’t let your guard down ...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Turkey with Stuffing - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Turkey with Stuffing Get stuff get stuff everybody get stuff More stuff more stuff never can get enou...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Kirbyville - The Santa Fe Depot - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Kirbyville - The Santa Fe Depot I loved to sit and watch the trains go by As they blew smoke and stea...

Mimosa Pods - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Mimosa Pods Mimosa pods hang heavily in the heat Like lurking green and yellow slithery snakes Just ...
Thursday, August 11, 2016

A January Tale - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A January Tale All pines are gothic in the winter woods Cold pillars in a temple grim and cold Their...

Tyrannosaurus Texaco - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Tyrannosaurus Texaco A dinosaur that doesn’t know it’s dead Still thinks it’s eating swamp grass fres...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Weaving a Tapestry of Designer Alligators - column, 8.7.16

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Weaving a Tapestry of Designer Alligators Is there a rule requiring all book reviewers to employ the ...

A Novitiate in the World - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A Novitiate in the World “…you will go forth from these walls, but will live like a monk in the world...
Thursday, August 4, 2016

Medical Waste in Texas - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Medical Waste in Texas Children are diminutive creatures who Tease the dog Pull the c...

S.T.E.M. - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com S.T.E.M. A Crucifix once stood in the village square Around it centuries grew old; it blessed Genera...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Forwarding Address - poems

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Forwarding Address For Kathleen and Luther Lee Dockery, of Happy Memory A funeral is a study in awk...