Joel M Frye : Writing

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A Poem by Joel M Frye


softly carvedstatueshadowedbas-relief on thesheetssubmergedstaringsunderedstiff as stonespasmedsoliloquy ofsqueals and sighssublimation ofsoul to stea..
Simple Gifts

Simple Gifts

A Poem by Joel M Frye


The rumbling cat circles the chair,wondering what wakes meat this hour. A reassuring strokeor two between lines,and she puddles besidein tail-wrapped ..
Backgammon

Backgammon

A Poem by Joel M Frye


Two blots on the bar,and double-sixesmy only hopeon an otherwiseclosed board.The back gamehas become end game,and I've doubledand re-doubledso the las..
What's done is done

What's done is done

A Poem by Joel M Frye


gentlycoaxthe visionfromthe ethernurturethe swellingof the shamewith a warmcompressof wordsit willdrainwhen notcontained.
Mounted and Hung

Mounted and Hung

A Poem by Joel M Frye


Every poet ataxidermist, preservingtheir beings with words.
Nothing Matters

Nothing Matters

A Poem by Joel M Frye


They think they got all of it.Now that energy is returningand anemia abating,I still know that all is well.All...is well.Whether they got it all...or ..
Healer's lesson

Healer's lesson

A Poem by Joel M Frye


Just because the painis manageable doesn'tmean I'm fully healed.
What Max Ehrmann taught me

What Max Ehrmann taught me

A Poem by Joel M Frye


"Desiderata" has been a guiding light for me for many years. The times I've fumbled in the dark have been when shunning its light.
A Song for Charles Ives

A Song for Charles Ives

A Poem by Joel M Frye


Charles Ives (1874 - 1954), considered the first true American voice in classical music, creator of the tone cluster...and as an insurance agent, of t..
And peace be with you.

And peace be with you.

A Poem by Joel M Frye


Ever since the first mention of cancer, the single returning motif has been, "It will be all right. It already is."