Year: 2014
For Those Who Know: A Thanksgiving Day Poem
Thanksgiving is continuous For those who know: Does not require fixed day and month And Macy's show. Thanksgiving is an act of will For those with much: Iron strength still comes from bended knees. 'Tis not a…
Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Divergent, released in 2011, is the first book in a YA dystopian/science-fiction trilogy by author Veronica Roth. The novel follows sixteen-year-old Beatrice “Tris” Prior, in a world where the population has been sorted into five…
Election Trivia
Who was the only president to be elected for two non-consecutive terms? When was Inauguration Day originally held?What was the White House called before 1901?Which presidents were born as British subjects?Which three presidents died on…
The Flame of Autumn
The dawn chill of autumn, Causing fog at the mouth when we speak - The pale sliver of sunlight, Turning the spider webs to crystal dream-catchers - The amber hay bales in the fields, Surrounded…
Even: Aragorn’s Promise to Arwen at the Black Gate
I remember when I said to you, Even should the star that guides me on Through the bitterest nights Across lands scarred with evil, Where the ground I trust to hold me Is corrupt and…
The Only One: A Poem Dedicated to Homeless Veterans
Am I the only one who notices your eyes Cracked open by the war? Young against the pain Spilled out with the grief Dried up in the coming home Dropped to the ground And forgotten…
Ever Vigilant
Her feet crunched against the autumn leaves, the “crunch” the only sound for miles. The fog…she knew the fog was coming. The ominous arms stretching out to strangle her…there was no way she could outrun…
More than Memory
Is there a day when bruises heal, War's fingerprints cease to reveal A frail survivor left alone, The loneliness that I now feel? - And is this grieving all my own, Locked within my skin…
An Inspiration for My Life: The Story of St. Gianna Molla
In the picture taped above my desk, she’s wearing a flowered dress and white sweater, with her dark hair brushed neatly back from her forehead. She’s looking serenely off into the distance, but I…