For Penny When my daughter was in Kindergarten her mother and I went to our first ever parent teacher conference. Everything was on par – she talks, she colors, she contributes, she’s five. And then it got weird. The teacher told us she was very concerned about Penny because she really enjoyed talking about herContinue reading “.. And I Will Be Your Rainbow”
Author Archives: Ragged
Only After All…
I got really good at taking pictures somewhere along the way. They’re in places you might have seen – maybe not… But..Probably.. It got to a point where I made a career out of it and helped make other people make careers out of it. It’s good money, man. And it’s good for the ego…Continue reading “Only After All…”
A Wash Of Indigo…
Brain: That was pretty heavy… Spotify: Alright! I’m going to play “Meadowlake Street” by Ryan Adams…. The whole War On Drugs discography… Oh! And “Lost Stars” by Adam Levine! Brain: Seriously? Heart: Wooohoo! Brain: Dude.
Ferlinghetti Has Died
Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died at 101 years old – and it has shifted my step for just a minute. My junior year of college, I took a Beat Poetry class – taught by Ann Charters – who had built a career with the likes of Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, and Ginsberg – and had become somewhat synonymousContinue reading “Ferlinghetti Has Died”
Next Track | 2.21.2021
I enjoy the waythe sun illuminates youin every way. Through a window..In a doorway.. Bouncing off the snowthough the windshieldas we crawlbehind slow carsfilled with dogs and drama. As you get quietworrying about sunsets…As if the moonlightwouldn’t catch you the same way… As if…
Free The Remaining Embers
I hitched a ride on the poetry train somewhere in middle school, and I’ve been reading and writing it ever since. I got heavy into The Beats for a bit, and some of it shows in here – mostly in the erratic form and probably written out on the grass or in the cosmos. It’sContinue reading “Free The Remaining Embers”
Two From The Cosmos
I’m a progressive person. I keep an open mind and I’m always thinking a mile down the road. But believe me, it took a few bumps and bruises to get this way. I won’t go as far as to say I was ever narrow-minded, but I was impulsive. But that’s another story. I still takeContinue reading “Two From The Cosmos”
Winter, Specifically Sunrise
“We’re one, but we’re not the same. We got to carry each other…Carry each other…” The way this house was built, the sun will always rise outside of my bedroom window. In proximity, it sits in the gap between the house and my shed, and slowly crawls west. Out past the Brook…Over the Ridge… AndContinue reading “Winter, Specifically Sunrise”
Breadcrumbs
When I need to say something, sometimes I use song lyrics to convey a message and to avoid direct and possibly cringeworthy moments. You know, those moments that you build yourself up to make happen and they can go either way – one of which fills your tanks with hope and happiness and the otherContinue reading “Breadcrumbs”
It’s Alright to Sigh | 2.5.2021
On days like todayI’d like to hide in the snowthat clings to the branches of the trees…And see who really sees me. On nights like tonightI’d like to stare at the skyand watch the stars wink at me…While the moon chases mearound my yard. When things feel like this…When I’m in the space between emotions.WhenContinue reading “It’s Alright to Sigh | 2.5.2021”
Tribe Of Flannel 