Poetry – Page 3 – TURN-STONE

Rules for living

Best of Turnstone, Community, Life, Poetry, Society, Wisdom August 8, 2022July 10, 2018 by Tom Chester

Self-help advice has long been a staple of American society, addressing many aspects of our lives. Bookstore shelves, Amazon recommendations, and Google search results are … Read more

Sedimentology

Poetry, Writing June 24, 2018 by Tom Chester

Here is a poem I started seven years ago and have tinkered with since. I like this version. Sedimentology Strata of paper. Hard-bound books, soft-bound … Read more

Haiku about photographs and photographers

Oddments, Poetry May 10, 2020March 12, 2018 by Tom Chester

Over the past four years, I have been exploring photography, both digital and analog. Most recently I have been learning about B&W film, including darkroom … Read more

Practice resurrection

Commonplace, Life, Poetry, Wisdom May 10, 2020March 11, 2018 by Tom Chester

I have been working on a longer post that touches on several themes relating to the challenges we face individually and as a society. In … Read more

Six haiku on life

Life, Poetry February 18, 2018 by Tom Chester

My father long dead visits me regularly in every mirror. We buy each day on credit, forgetting that the bill always comes due. I begin … Read more

Sweetness and light

Beekeeping and Other Interests, Best of Turnstone, Commonplace, Poetry, Society May 10, 2020January 28, 2018 by Tom Chester

I just had a poem published by a regional magazine devoted to arts and culture. My poem “Skeps” is about traditional methods of beekeeping but … Read more

Who and what and why

Life, Poetry, Technology, Work January 29, 2018January 5, 2018 by Tom Chester

I was looking last night through a folder of poems I have written. I came across this bit of doggerel from 44 years ago. I … Read more