Today's poem is an imaginary exploration of that phenomenon by which we measure and organize our lives and aptly begins, "Once upon a time..."

It astounds me how many euphemisms and metaphorical references there are involving the word "time"…

I wrote "Raised in the Shadow" in 1997 and it sold out twice before I stopped reprinting it. At the time, I was single-mindedly focused on being a songwriter, so the successes of my work in poetry didn't impress me…

For most of human history, the old among us were venerated. Their learned wisdom was passed down to the youth. There were rites of initiation. There was mentoring. 

In today's world, the beauty of youth is celebrated above all and…

Long after I'd written "A Walk In The Woods", I found this story about the poet, Rainer Rilke:

"One very dark night, Rilke and two friends perceive the lighted casement of a distant hut, the hut that stands quite alone…

Robert Bly, a National Book Award winner, taught poetry by taking his students out into the fields of Minnesota so they could speak to stones. He is a  lovable and kind straight shooter, a man who doesn't abide fools, and…