Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Alternatve Turtle Bayou Resolutions - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com Alternative Turtle Bayou Resolutions Be it resolved: 1. Peace be upon these ancient waters again:...
Monday, February 27, 2017

A Laughing Springtime Child - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com A Laughing Springtime Child Her locker was just outside the classroom door And sometimes during clas...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Mardi Grouch - column

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Mardi Grouch C. S. Lewis’ older brother, Warren, kept a diary most of his life, edited into a small ...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

A Shining Checkpoint on a Hill - poem

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Your ‘umble scrivener must be cleared every few years by Homeland Security in order to teach as a part-time adjunct faculty of no status wha...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Compline in the Alley - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com Something Fr. Raph said reminded me of the poor man to whom Becket gives a blanket in the 1964 film: P...

Harrison Ford Navigates Us Through the 21st Century - column

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Harrison Ford Navigates Us Through the 21st Century A state representative in Mississippi, channelin...

For John Keats - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com For John Keats Wanderer by moonlight, you never knew That mellow autumn of elusive fame Which you w...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The Chair of Saint Peter - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com The Chair of Saint Peter Wherever our errant bishop teaches There is his throne: a rock beside ...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Saint Robert Southwell (not a catchy title; I'll work on it) - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Saint Robert Southwell +21 February 1595 O clever Jesuit! sneaking about From house to hous...
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Coffee - A Dipstick (or Something) - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Coffee – A Dipstick (or Something) I. Elegy for a Four-Cup Coffee Maker Poor Mister Coffee ...
Friday, February 17, 2017

PowerPointlessNess - poem (of a sort...)

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com PowerPointLessNess for ConnectHook via Hello Poetry Where is the screen is there an outlet ...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

A Small Boy to His Pencil - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com A Small Boy to His Pencil O, Ticonderoga, my magic wand – I wave you, and I am an engineer Spe...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Candlemas - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Candlemas Let Candlemas cheer our late winter days - The Presentation of Our Lord as Child In the T...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Children Waiting for the School Bus - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Children Waiting for the School Bus Children still wait for the yellow school bus Along old cou...

Where is Tom Brady's Jersey? - column

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Where is Tom Brady’s Jersey? The world watches and waits in silence, and on everyone’s lips is this ...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

In Defense of Iambic Pentameter - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com In Defense of Iambic Pentameter Oh, no! Pentameter is not a trap - Pentameter is freedom’s w...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Couplet for a Military Dentist - poem

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Lawrence Hall, HSG mhall46184@aol.com Couplet for a Military Dentist The call of the bugles, the thunder of drums - Mount up! And rid...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Tales of the Texas Rangers - The Legend of Tom Brady's Shirt - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com Tales of the Texas Rangers: The Legend of Tom Brady’s Shirt Texas is rich with tales of old Heroe...
Monday, February 6, 2017

A John LeCarre' Novel - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com A John LeCarre’ Novel The brick walls of the houses along the street Are always centuries-damp in th...

The Death of a Good and Faithful Spider - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The Death of a Good and Faithful Spider A good and faithful spider lived its life In spinning and du...