JOHN HERBERT JONES, JR. When born in Billings, Montana on October 24, 1929, John supposedly took a single breath of air and began singing…at least according to his mother. “And he was the only one in the family who could sing on pitch,” she added, comparing his voice to those of his four sisters: three older, …
The Poet’s Curse The muted hush of night,the throb of silence.The “hiss” that hurts.The incessant poundingof a dripping faucet.In the relentless din,a lone candle flickers.Seeks to befriend,quill in hand,the poet? Bleary eyed, ponders,the die cast,forever set?Its sense relegatedmired in the mundane,and yet, onceever so infrequentlya fleeting truth.Nevermore than a thread,a straw in a stack,searches, …
