Texas poet and writer Don Mathis reflects on a season 50 years ago, a period of growth.
Dance Lesson
The Muse celebrates dance, celebrates poetry.
The Muse celebrates dance, celebrates poetry.
Ode to Bois D’Arc
It is Arbor Day; Hug a Tree
It is Arbor Day; Hug a Tree
Shopping for One, Again
The Muse looks at Parental Alienation.
The Muse looks at Parental Alienation.
The Landlord’s Prayer
The Muse revisits the Lord’s Prayer
The Muse revisits the Lord’s Prayer
Lest We Forget
The Muse remembers Oklahoma City.
The Muse remembers Oklahoma City.
Home Haiku
The Muse Celebrates National Poetry Month with Japanese Haiku
The Muse Celebrates National Poetry Month – Japanese Haiku
A Very ‘Taxing Situation’
The Muse versus (or verses) the Internal Revenue Service.
The Muse versus (or verses) the Internal Revenue Service.
The Good Divorce
The Muse observes the Ex-Spouse.
The Muse observes the Ex-Spouse.
Sounds
The Muse Speaks in Silence.
The Muse Speaks in Silence.
Drunk Love
The Muse Celebrates National Beer Day (and it’s not what you think!)
The Muse Celebrates National Beer Day (and it’s not what you think!)
An Open Letter to Attorney General William Barr
In Judicial matters, we should start by listening.
In judicial matters, we should start by listening.
Daddy’s Dream
It’s not easy for a father to be separated from his children.
It’s not easy for a father to be separated from his children.
Speaking in Ekphrasis
Deciphering the family portrait faces -- what are they thinking?
Deciphering the family portrait faces — what are they thinking?
Calendar World
As the New Year approaches, we take a look at the news events of 2018 (with the tune of the Neil Sedaka song, Calendar Girl, in mind.)
As the New Year approaches, we take a look at the news events of 2018 (with the tune of the Neil Sedaka song, Calendar Girl, in mind.)
David Crockett: The Alamo’s Hero, Villain, and Myth
No discussion of superheroes is complete without a mention of America’s first living legend.
No discussion of superheroes is complete without a mention of America’s first living legend.