April is National Poetry Month. Typically, I celebrate by sharing poetry with my blog followers. If ambitious enough, I will be posting a new poem each day for the remainder of April. Whenever possible, I will provide a link to more poetry by the featured poet. David J. Bauman’s poems have appeared in San Pedro …
Advent
Weekday mornings on Bald Eagle Street I waited for the bus. On winter days, I’d hide by the dryer vent at the side of our house, cupping warmth in woolen gloves, as inside mom washed socks and jeans and sheets. Saturdays I’d hide inside, close my eyes, lean back against the machine. My feet tucked …
Swing
My good friend David J. Bauman has been a poet for longer than I know. I had the privilege of working with him at the Priestley-Forsyth Memorial Library in Northumberland, PA for about a year before he took a position at the Plains Township Library. Seems I met David at the right time in my …
Once In A Blue Moon
Once in a blue moon. Now there's a very compelling saying. A cliché, and yet much more than that. The phrase originally referred to the appearance of a second full moon within a calendar month, which actually happens about every thirty-two months. There have been five blue moons since November 21, 2010. Pretty rare, right? That's …