Mr. Locke’s Classroom

Silence fills the room
Desks presently occupied
by memories alone.
Somewhere their laughter
their shouts, footsteps, energy
bursting with summer
Somewhere their chatter
their smiles, silliness, childhood
shared in the sunlight
Somewhere their friendships
their hopes, fears, dreams and mischief
grow for a season
The room, still silent
whispers my freshmen to me
As I close the door.

So. Thus starts my sky-journey,
Early boarding onto this bird of steel.
No morning sleep for Mr. Locke!
Cramped seating and cold cushions
Are little comfort. Leaving ground-friends
And beautiful, baby-filled wife sadly behind,
Like book legends–Beowulf and Odysseus–
I venture forth in winged vessel,
Sailing the cloud-sea in search of adventure.
Well. More truthfully to tell, I travel chiefly
For brainy brothers whose baccelaureate [...]

I whisper your name, when out of the blue sometimes
You lead me on, until I catch you again: Gone…just like the wind
Blowing right through my soul again–cold, cold air.
Breathing into me life again, everywhere
And what if I told you I wanted to hold you
And what if I tried to; I even asked why you
Just wouldn’t [...]

Since I’ve noticed a few aspiring poets among the bloggers out there, please allow me to introduce to you exquisitecorpse.org, a website that publishes poetry that is very different, but also very good. Click, read, and be inspired! You’re welcome.

Two nights ago I installed Red Hat Linux 9 on my Laptop computer–alongside the existing MS Windows XP. I would like to make the switch one of these days (mostly because I dislike Microsoft), and this setup should allow me to evaluate Linux for awhile with out giving up Windows just yet. Last [...]