Things That Never Made It Into Print...It’s early morning Still dark and quiet And Baltimore is sleeping Even the birds. But the song of the crickets Amongst this silence Is constant And this is the music Of early morning. A constant drip Of water nearby Punctuates The only song you hear. But not long after that The sirens […]
In the last 24 hours, everything about the world, as we know it, has abruptly changed, stripped of meaning. We are now facing a threat unlike any other. We must exercise radical self-acceptance and cope the best we can, while knowing our chances for survival grow more perilous as each hour passes. Our species is […]
I never thought Bach would sadden me. I have no doubt if I listened to a live performance of the Brandenburg Concertos, those would bring me to tears, simply because they are so heavenly, and that’s where I go when I listen to them… heaven on earth. But this morning, while listening to the Orchestral […]
Couldn’t help but share my experience in response to Robert Stokes Missive: “Could not stop laughing at the Robert Stokes Letter. I had a similar experience, but mine was a mere prelude to service, not an entire symphonic piece. Plus, my language was restrained. Last July the paper had published an opinion piece of mine, […]
I can write a history of my long trail of misfortune. But this time, something good came of my most recent episode. I was so surprised. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0703-towson-theft-20180629-story.html