Poems I’ve written or shared and other writings of mine such as talks or speeches I’ve given.
Unexpected Change While we hope every travel experience is a life-changing trip, I didn’t expect my life to change so much during my adventure to Portugal and Morocco for the Spring Festival 2020 holiday. My friend and I left Beijing … Continued
As I mentioned in my Senso-ji post, I wrote a few of my own haiku while in Japan. It seemed fitting. I shared one before about the beautiful orb weavers I saw throughout my time in Japan. That one was … Continued
My target when visiting Museum Meiji-Mura was Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel lobby. In 1916, America’s greatest architect received the commission for the next iteration of Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel. Wright already admired Japanese design philosophies and had done work in … Continued
While sitting in a meeting a short time ago, I was gazing out the window and witnessed a scene that inspired the following quail poetry and accompanying sketch. Then, while sitting in another office a few weeks later and looking … Continued
Again I’ve been inspired by the beauty all around. Here’s a poem I wrote about the desert spring. I witnessed this masquerade two years in a row while working at Taliesin West for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Hope you … Continued
The Staring Contest I see you up there. You think I don’t, but I do. You think you’re clever hiding behind a branch, Less brazen than your cohorts, After all, you’re smaller than they are. You are more patient though. … Continued
Peter’s Denial and Ours – Deny him? No, how could I? He is my master, My Rabboni. – “You, you spent time with him in Galilee!” Me, no, never! No sir, not I. – I did it, Denied my lord. My heart … Continued
Every New Spring Day Spring’s been hiding underground and in tree trunks here and there, In bulbs and roots it hibernated through summer, fall and winter bare. It waits for birds to sing their song and assure all is right, … Continued
Today is China’s National Day. October 1 was set aside as the country’s national holiday 62 years ago by the PRC’s founding committee. Because of this, our theme this week in class was patriotism. I shared with my students my … Continued