The Mystery Spot

My son still swims, and enjoys the water. Took some pictures last Saturday. Thought I'd put an old poem with the pictures and cover a co...

To maintain a presence on social media means a near constant solicitation by others known and unknown. If it's not a kickstarter type ca...

The Blue Jackets had their best month ever and are in eighth place in the conference. I know other teams have games in hand, and the Blue Ja...

In the autumn of 1999 I became a civil servant. The job was assistant manager at the gift shop in the Ohio Statehouse. The location was awes...

Day 22 - A song you listen to when your sad. So many choices, so many eras of sad. A lot of Beatles have been played, that was high school. ...

Celebrated the end of 30/30 by waking up at 2AM with a cluster headache. Man, those things hurt and there's not a damn thing you can do ...

Another Toy Story If he had Woody, he would be ignored the same way Andy eventually did When Buzz Lightyear made a sound he would run from t...

Last night was another Writers' Block preliminary slam for team contention in the National Poetry Slam. The last three slams I have draw...

Transcript of my Son Speaking (Macaronic verse?) for Joanna Schroeder Boo tee wee Grapes, apples, bananas chchchchchchchchchchchchchch Do yo...

Neil (Pleiades?) Not one time has he pointed and asked, 'What is it?' Now, he'll name all the letters but counting numbers is wh...

Letters in a Row (alphabet) A boy can discover every facet, gaining harmony, instinct. Joy. Knowing language may not occur Persistent querie...

Spell it Out (Acrostic) As he looks at imaginary lines in the wall understand that he things in pictures or sees images out of the corner of...

A Silent Prayer to Electronica He once called a hippo a pig An igloo a house This morning he thought a digital picture frame was an iPod T...

Where the Sand Meets the Ocean The beach is a straightaway He runs along the shore, avoiding the water with a seagull's skill His direct...

The Night Crooner At 4AM his eyes are open wider than yours are at noon For seven years he has owned the pre-dawn hours He has owned you All...

The Tender Boy He sees out of the corners of his eyes in the places your shapes have been He does not look directly at objects but behind th...

Condition: Gravity Born small We could not hold him without his connection to heart and blood saturation monitors A life providing oxygen ta...

Carrying a Needless Load This condition, we fight for it to not control us, Not to lock us inside our homes the way he can stay in his head ...

The Checkout Line of Anywhere So how old is your baby? The cashiers ask as they ring through a few dozen jars of baby food I admit they'...

Saturday Mornings at the YMCA Pool I remember the first time I put him in the water He ran in place, paddling his skinny arms to propel hims...