Vol : Writing

YEAH, BABY...

YEAH, BABY...

A Poem by Vol


If I lost my teeth, the thing I would miss most is the crunch of those big Red Delicious Apples, the way you can’t bite a..
ESTHESIS

ESTHESIS

A Poem by Vol


April opens my windows to this soft breeze through new leaves. Oh! There we are in a bright haze and nothing has changed. The flame you used..
BUT IN THE END...

BUT IN THE END...

A Poem by Vol


Moses and Hammurabi told us how to live. The Bible, the Upanishads, Buddha, and the others opened windows to God, so we could see past ou..
HIGHWAY

HIGHWAY

A Poem by Vol


I had never heard of the "Tail of the Dragon" the first time I left Gatlinburg for Cherokee, North Carolina, thought I'd discovered heaven.
HOT SAND

HOT SAND

A Poem by Vol


Debbie was a looker, too...
HOLLOW COST

HOLLOW COST

A Poem by Vol


I've wrestled with this one for almost 20 years... it came from the phrase that is the title.... something one of my students said in passing, and wit..
HIGH NOON

HIGH NOON

A Poem by Vol


I referenced this event earlier...
HERO

HERO

A Poem by Vol


What really happened to Robin Hood, the hero of my youth? He left, my innocence hanging from his fist, dragging on the f..
HERE WE GO AGAIN

HERE WE GO AGAIN

A Poem by Vol


Because we have no idea when it ends; we fly merrily from Birch to Oak to Persimmon... Because we have no idea of the fly perched on..
HELLO GOD

HELLO GOD

A Poem by Vol


It is the eighteenth of Juneand it is hot as soup.I’m smoking a cigaretteat the bar and nobody I knowis here. That Blues chick is setti..