Richard D. Hartwell
Rick Hartwell is a retired middle school teacher (remember the hormonally-challenged?) who just moved to northern Illinois with his wife of fifty years, Sally Ann (upon whom he is emotionally, physically, and spiritually dependent), one grown daughter, and ten cats! Like Blake, Emerson, Thoreau, and Merton, he believes that the instant contains eternity.
About Richard D. Hartwell
Rick Hartwell is a retired middle school teacher (remember the hormonally-challenged?) who just moved to northern Illinois with his wife of fifty years, Sally Ann (upon whom he is emotionally, physically, and spiritually dependent), one grown daughter, and ten cats! Like Blake, Emerson, Thoreau, and Merton, he believes that the instant contains eternity.
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Ablution — poem unrhymed
"...earth spins and the eastern horizon dives under the rising sun..."
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Women of the Church — poem unrhymed
"...Expansive in their spirituality and earned merit..."
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Cradling Death — poem unrhymed
"...There is no good death..."
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Are Humans the Pinnacle of Evolution? — poem unrhymed
"...Elephants go through six sets of teeth in a lifetime..."
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Sea Song — poem unrhymed
"...to address us who once came out of the waters..."
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Cheshire Cat Moon — poem unrhymed
Haiku...
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Eerie Snow Light — poem unrhymed
"...Lawns frozen into a vast aprons..."
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Asymmetry — poem unrhymed
"Awakening to the call and response of geese..."
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In Praise of Prayer Outdoors — poem unrhymed
"...to observe the inexhaustible power of creation..."
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Bliss — poem unrhymed
"The warmth of welcome imbues the church..."
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Knowing How to Tithe — poem unrhymed
"...but they come at a cost, right?..."
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Never a Birder Will I Be — poem unrhymed
"...unlettered in those with feathers..."
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Birch Tree Elder — poem unrhymed
"...at least I think it’s dead..."
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A Dying Year — poem unrhymed
"...trees are nearly ghostlike now..."
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Into the Woods — poem unrhymed
"...follow them, like children chasing dreams..."
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Spring Tree — poem unrhymed
"...strings of frozen drops dangling on twigs..."
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Cry Fowl — essay travel humor
Good thing they're delicious...
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Let Us Pray — essay spirituality
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Two Faces Has She — prose poem
"...hard fought from multitasking and justly earned..."