About Nolo Segundo
Nolo Segundo, pen name of retired teacher [America, Japan, Taiwan, Cambodia] L.j. Carber, became a published poet in his 8th decade in over 200 literary journals in 16 countries and 3 paperback collections released by Cyberwit.net on Amazon: The Enormity of Existence [2020]; Of Ether and Earth [2021]; and Soul Songs [2022].
Books by Nolo Segundo
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Breathe Close To Me — 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.
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The Old Wedding Album — poem unrhymed
"...a large trash container waiting patiently like a visiting sarcophagus..."
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The Old Tracks — poem unrhymed
"...I walked the length Of my small town, I walked the world...."
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On Finding a Dead Deer in My Backyard — poem unrhymed
"...that elegance of walk deer have when unafraid...
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A Morning's Walk — poem unrhymed
"...My wife stopped me -- listen she said..."
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The Face of the Buddha — poem unrhymed
"...Why such pain on such gentle people?..."
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To a Former Lover — poem unrhymed
"...I will not renounce The passion of my youth..."
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The Look in Her Eyes — poem unrhymed
"...quiet as a mouse or a saint..."
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Tasting Eternity — poem unrhymed
"...speaking of God and the soul and the meaning of life..."
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On Eating an Orange and Seeing God — poem unrhymed
"...this little miracle of eating an orange..."
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A Child's Christmas Carol — poem unrhymed
"...Like racehorses at the gate of magic,..."
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The Walking Wounded — poem unrhymed
"...Why did I not see old people when I was young..."
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Old Age — poem unrhymed
"...There is no glory in getting old..."
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On the Way to the Ballet — poem unrhymed
"...a shrunken frailty wrapping an unending soul..."
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Some Are Not Meant for This World — poem unrhymed
"...a flower child who missed her time..."
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When I Leave You — poem unrhymed
"...Do I yet know how much I love you?..."
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Memories Travel Without the Weight of Time — poem unrhymed
"...I was not a new man, nor a good man, but I was a beginning man..."
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In My Grandmother's Day — poem unrhymed
"...How quaint I thought..."
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I Have Been to Places of Great Death — poem unrhymed
"...Walking the battlefield of Gettysburg..."
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An Aging Wife — poem unrhymed
"... I can hear love's secret sound..."
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BABYLAND — poem unrhymed
"...such a vivid day shining like life’s most poignant dream..."
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A Passing Glance — poem unrhymed
"...I realized the truth of what I saw..."
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"...the subtle but resolute miracle..."
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After Costco, Before Ukraine — poem unrhymed
"...it took much longer than you expected..."
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When the Warm Day Dies — poem unrhymed
"... I’ll be there, beside you my love..."
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Ode to My Red Maple — poem unrhymed
"...she’s there to give comfort, even joy..."
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Ocean City — poem unrhymed
"...for the child-me it was nirvana..."
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Ode to Mrs. Miller — poem unrhymed
"...Still crisp, poignant In its memories..."
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My Neighbors — poem unrhymed
"...in love through sixty some years and six kids..."
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Love Is Not Known — poem unrhymed
"...Love cannot be weighed..."
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The Day I Remembered My Soul — cover story essay memoir