Carl Setzer, Author at Carl Setzer

A Remembrance: Mary Tyler Moore

February 4, 2017 Carl Setzer

Awoke with a song,
Mary Tyler Moore’s theme.
Quirky, jaunty and cheerful,
With a tinge of sadness.
A bright point in my youth,
Faded into night.

Such is the way of things;
Joy blends with sorrow/
This complex dish,
Life.

The Smoker

February 3, 2017 Carl Setzer

Walking past a smoker

So very easy to judge

Addiction’s impacts

Yet who am I

To critique anyone’s

Frailties?

Black History Month Meditation 1: Langston Hughes

February 3, 2017 Carl Setzer

Reading Langston Hughes

p style=”font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Arial, sans, sans-serif;”>And about his vocational drifting

p style=”font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Arial, sans, sans-serif;”>I have a thing for the wanderer

p style=”font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Arial, sans, sans-serif;”>My own career meanders

p style=”font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Arial, sans, sans-serif;”>Weaving back and forth

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p style=”font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Arial, sans, sans-serif;”>I’m spending Black History Month exploring black ports and their great works. Langston Hughes came to mind first. I’m also thinking of Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. Do you have ideas? I’d love to hear about up-and-coming poets.

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