Poetry – Page 2 – TURN-STONE

The Peach/El durazno – a poem in English and Spanish

Poetry, Spanish, Writing November 13, 2025December 30, 2023 by Tom Chester

I wrote this poem in Spanish and then in English. I ask those whose ability in Spanish is greater than mine to forgive my errors. … Read more

Neckties – a poem

Poetry, Writing December 30, 2023 by Tom Chester

I began this poem more than a decade ago and have revised it several times since, including an earlier version I posted here a few … Read more

La cartera

Life, Poetry August 23, 2020 by Tom Chester

Here is another poem in Spanish, this one about the wallet I found recently that belonged to my father who died nearly thirty years ago. … Read more

El desierto huele como la lluvia

Nature, Poetry August 23, 2020August 7, 2020 by Tom Chester

Here is a poem I wrote recently in Spanish, about monsoon storms in the Sonoran Desert. El desierto huele como la lluvia El sol … Read more

More haiku

Poetry July 7, 2020 by Tom Chester

I like writing haiku for the challenge of capturing an insight into three short lines. I have posted several on Turn-Stone. Here are six more. … Read more

Beginnings

Poetry, Wisdom, Work November 23, 2018November 22, 2018 by Tom Chester

As I have written here several times, I admire the writing of Wendell Berry whose work includes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. A poem of his … Read more

Ancient Greek

Education, Of the Moment, Poetry May 10, 2020September 2, 2018 by Tom Chester

I have not been writing much here in the past few weeks because I have been busy with several other things. One endeavor to which … Read more