Paris Hlad : Writing

Ode to a Forsythia

Ode to a Forsythia

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Ode to a Forsythia Recalling the Bush That Burned for Me - And How the Defining Year of My Life Was Characterized by Chastisement ..
I am Your Little Bird

I am Your Little Bird

A Poem by Paris Hlad


I Am Your Little Bird Let me be what I must be, Let me fly where I might flee, Let me stand where you can see - I am your l..
The Faith That Fashioned Me

The Faith That Fashioned Me

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Faith That Fashioned Me Having Reread Parts of “The Song of Hiawatha” I Contemplated Longfellow’s Amazing Empathy ..
Nine Boys

Nine Boys

A Poem by Paris Hlad


eNine Boysf[1] Remembering How the Warm Days of Summer Served as the Backdrop for a Rite of Passage Between the Dreams of Childhood ..
All Birds Must Sing

All Birds Must Sing

A Poem by Paris Hlad


All Birds Must Sing (Or Never Gainsay Chance) Some birds will sing the songs of spring, But never gainsay chance I see th..
Ode to a Nuthatch

Ode to a Nuthatch

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Ode to a Nuthatch Oh, blue-gray, black, and silver soul, Your breast is wedding lace And, in your flutter, I find faith And ..
A Riddle for the Heart

A Riddle for the Heart

A Poem by Paris Hlad


A Riddle for the Heart[1] Who will remain? Who will depart? It is a riddle For the heart! And yet I know most certainly, ..
The Tender Sins of Earth

The Tender Sins of Earth

A Poem by Paris Hlad


eThe Tender Sins of Earthf The Mistakes & Romantic Sins of Youth Should Be Forgiven & Never Forgotten. -P- When I f..
Caesar & the Hula Dancer

Caesar & the Hula Dancer

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Caesar & the Hula Dancer An Antique Movie Loosely Based on Caesar’s Love Affair with a Charming Hula Dancer U My ..
The Harlequin of Day

The Harlequin of Day

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Harlequin of Day (Or Ode to a Kingfisher) And there you gleam upon a branch so fine, A lappet moth might break it with its..