Dean : Writing

      The Merry-Go-Round Inside

The Merry-Go-Round Inside

A Poem by Dean


I hand you an apple, and you are offon a delightful spin of possibilities.The first thought is identification,the next, perhaps, one of degree.Do you ..
     An Existentialist Poem

An Existentialist Poem

A Poem by Dean


deep in the forest, a shot rang outat leastI thought it didorsomeone wanted me togo toline one ~
     Eating Out and Saying Grace

Eating Out and Saying Grace

A Poem by Dean


There we all were, around the table whilemy oldest son offered up his prayeronce more to the God he creates,as I have done those years ago,when all of..
       What Kind of Heaven

What Kind of Heaven

A Poem by Dean


What kind of heaven do you shadowthere beyond your gathering cloud of mist and haze?Just how do you define a paradise of yesterday(and dare I toy with..
      Longing for the Unknown

Longing for the Unknown

A Poem by Dean


It's always intangibles that draw me, sleepilyinto another trackless landscape reaching from my mind, out to a dry horizonthat obscures each fleeing f..
       On The Edge of Forever

On The Edge of Forever

A Poem by Dean


There is just cause to be afraid;the time one takes to reconcileincoming stimuli with all thechurning care within,the nagging drive that will not die-..
       The Ugly Head of Reason

The Ugly Head of Reason

A Poem by Dean


It comes down to this.That which we fight againstis lightly dancing just before our eyes.Though it may fade at intermittent times,the orbits of its jo..
      Icons Set in Stone

Icons Set in Stone

A Poem by Dean


How firmly they stand,the spires of historythat no one can destroy.What a curious melangeof hate and loveand yesterday's antipathy.Indifferent they ar..
       I Shall find Romance

I Shall find Romance

A Poem by Dean


in each caress imagined as I sensean exhalation of your breath a thousand miles away;a passion riding on a single breezethat reaches me, enabled by a ..
     A Piece of Stolen Time

A Piece of Stolen Time

A Poem by Dean


I remember when I wrapped it carefully--put it away, and those who led me into lifecould rest until I call them forth intoa resurrected day.Now the pa..