Henry V in the 21st Century — In 1413 AD, King Henry V took the throne of England and claimed he had a right to the French throne as well through his grandfather. The French King, Charles VI, disagreed, and on October 25th, 1415, Saint Crispin’s Day, Henry’s army killed over six thousand French Soldiers in one…

Today I listened to an old man talk about plans for his ninetieth birthday And how he wanted to live long enough to see this and do that Go to his great-grandson’s graduation He said that his friends had already started dying And that there were three more in particular who weren’t doing very…

A poem of love abroad — I’ve never been out of the United States in my life except once Once I spent a week in the United Kingdom with the woman that I love Three days in Edinburgh, Scotland And six days in London, England The first and most important thing to know about the United…

I was sitting next to Zazie Beetz on the couch from Nine Days. And I told her all my problems without saying them. A lot of it was about longings and loves. Women and movies. My dreams. I went to begin explaining and she stopped me before I could speak…

Oh, God, Christ, Where are you tonight in this century of boiling hate When I was a child the adults in my community often spoke to me of The Christ Of Armageddon And Apocalypse The coming Messiah The Millennial reign Rapture and Salvation Now I am old and they are…

October is the month you leave your windows open And let the autumn breeze blow the summer demons out of your soul It is the month you remember the pleasure of warmth and long for less frantic days With slower closer nights October is the month that things turn toward…

I am the gathering darkness I am the groan of suffering women I am the pain of dying men I am the screams of starving children I am the barren land of Ham I am the lust of lonely men I am the bleeding of the wounded I am the shrieking of the demons I am the tears…