Articles by Nolo Segundo
Poem
Breathe Close To Me
(2021-06-21) poem unrhymed
Nolo Segundo is the pen name of a retired teacher, 74, who in 4 years has been published in 35 lit mags online/in print in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Romania, and India.
The Old Wedding Album
(2021-07-19) poem unrhymed
"...a large trash container waiting
patiently like a visiting sarcophagus..."
The Old Tracks
(2021-08-16) poem unrhymed
"...I walked the length
Of my small town,
I walked the world...."
On Finding a Dead Deer in My Backyard
(2021-09-13) poem unrhymed
"...that elegance of walk deer have when unafraid...
A Morning's Walk
(2021-10-11) poem unrhymed
"...My wife stopped me --
listen she said..."
The Face of the Buddha
(2021-11-08) poem unrhymed
"...Why such pain on such gentle people?..."
To a Former Lover
(2021-12-06) poem unrhymed
"...I will not renounce
The passion of my youth..."
The Look in Her Eyes
(2022-01-03) poem unrhymed
"...quiet as a mouse
or a saint..."
Tasting Eternity
(2022-09-12) poem unrhymed
"...speaking of God and the soul and the meaning of life..."
On Eating an Orange and Seeing God
(2022-10-17) poem unrhymed
"...this little miracle of eating an orange..."
A Child's Christmas Carol
(2022-12-19) poem unrhymed
"...Like racehorses at the gate of magic,..."
The Walking Wounded
(2023-06-05) poem unrhymed
"...Why did I not see old people when I was young..."
Old Age
(2023-07-31) poem unrhymed
"...There is no glory in getting old..."
On the Way to the Ballet
(2023-08-28) poem unrhymed
"...a shrunken frailty wrapping an unending soul..."
Some Are Not Meant for This World
(2023-09-25) poem unrhymed
"...a flower child who missed her time..."
When I Leave You
(2024-08-19) poem unrhymed
"...Do I yet know how much I love you?..."
Memories Travel Without the Weight of Time
(2024-09-16) poem unrhymed
"...I was not a new man, nor a good man, but I was a beginning man..."
In My Grandmother's Day
(2024-10-14) poem unrhymed
"...How quaint I thought..."
I Have Been to Places of Great Death
(2024-11-11) poem unrhymed
"...Walking the battlefield of Gettysburg..."
An Aging Wife
(2024-12-09) poem unrhymed
"... I can hear love's secret sound..."
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The Day I Remembered My Soul
(2023-07-03) cover story essay memoir
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