Dean : Writing

       Your Best Friend

Your Best Friend

A Poem by Dean


The problem of the inclusive pronoun is still very much a problem for the writer, and needs an accepted solution. I tried for years with a suggested o..
       The Bully Bird

The Bully Bird

A Poem by Dean


He doesn't hum like the others,just stays there at his post,watching his feeder, waiting for the chanceto swoop again upon anothernectar-thirsty bird ..
       Thoughts on Existence

Thoughts on Existence

A Poem by Dean


It rages still, that great dichotomyamong the puzzled onesin search of one clear archetypethat marks reality; what is it...every thing at all,or nothi..
        Making Our Way

Making Our Way

A Poem by Dean


Did you even note;an imposter is in our midst!And our beloved Tube is the originator.Faithless beast, merely nippingat our consciousness for many year..
      From the Other Side of the Hill

From the Other Side of the Hill

A Poem by Dean


I thought to see some clearingboth in weather and my insightafter I rounded the crestand started down, could thenmake plans for books to buy,fill in b..
      The Bees' Knees

The Bees' Knees

A Poem by Dean


It's passing strange;I never liked bees very much.--thought them ugly, mean and hazardous.But now they disappear, together with the crops dependenton ..
       The Status Quo

The Status Quo

A Poem by Dean


It really is a sweet device,for we invoke it often as allyor enemy--grasping at strawsto place it in its proper pigeon-holeand thus to clarify intent...
      What's so Controversial about Non-violence?

What's so Controversial about Non-violence?

A Poem by Dean


The stuff is pain-free,low cost,keeps tempers down,wins friends,makes wars obsolete,feels good, and combats aggressive behaviorsamong the children. In..
    Windows To the World

Windows To the World

A Poem by Dean


Disappearing like the straggling starsof morning, all the discontent of winterfades before the multifarious datastreaming from the light-filled cupola..
       When Consciousness Collides

When Consciousness Collides

A Poem by Dean


The old dichotomy emerges once again,although there is no certainty that it exists at all. For itthe world we know takes of its essenceall things spir..