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April 2025

Hard to Explain

Ever Ready to Blossom Again

March 2025

A Time for Beginning

Lord will it also be sweet

More alarming by the day

Hardly two millennia

Outside the Law

The Form of the Matter

January 2025

Keener Insight and Better Plans

One of Those Days

Never Been Wrong

Light Bent by Earth

October 2024

Out there in history

A culture in which we can thrive

Less Imposing Principles

Journeying Ones

Many, Instead of One

Caught in the Gears

The Loss of Justice

The Discipline of Virtue

The Source of Most Problems

Nothing but Chaos

Plants in Their Soil

August 2024

Ancient Masters

Everyone's Wrong

Where You Are Stepping

Good Left Undone

Somewhere Other Than Belief

Kindle the Flame

The Fulcrum of Time

July 2024

The Wind and My Place in It

Things Unseen Though Known

Surely We Know Best

As All Time Passes By

Tethered to Freedom

June 2024

Itself as a Prize

Believe in the Dawn

March 2024

Cultural Marxism

All Must Again Be Decided

Speak It Out Loud

Seeking Authorization

Machine State of Mind

The Task of Man

February 2024

If I Yearn For More

A Time is Coming

Through the Unknown

Response to a Query

January 2024

Never What It Used To Be

Life Over Victory

Beyond the Locked Door

It may also help you

All Man Has Been

The Ship of Rome

I speak for the people

December 2023

Barrel of Monkeys

Rule By Consent

To the Girl Behind the Pharmacy Counter

More Than One Power

Who Does the Promising?

Out on the Frontier

Home From Elysium

Red Tinge on East Star

November 2023

Pliable by Nature

Ready For Change

Doctor of Words

The House of the Dead II

October 2023

Bones (How Things Stand)

Discard Them Already

Turning the Page

Stronger Knowledge

From Time to Time

The Most Peaceful Stream

September 2023

Through the Horizon

Someone Tell Wittgenstein

Submission in Disguise

Strangeness of the Ordinary

We Silly Mammals

Kennedy's Peace

That which wants to be said

Walking the Line

Through All Our Fears

August 2023

Trust or Freedom

All Those Ages Ago

With Great Justice

Westward Ticket

We were always at war with nature

In this hour of wakening

July 2023

The House of the Dead

Where it Belongs

A Raid on Delphi

I have known women

To Even Have a Dream

In the depths of it

This Way Forever

Inexorably Ever After

Clarity is like Death

Wouldnt it be nice

June 2023

What Surprises Remain

Better Judgment

No Single Force

Both How and Why

Saying New Sayings

Pain That One Calls Home

Uncivilized After All These Years

Banishing Night

April 2023

Wait, Think, Speak

Where They Can See You

They May Be Right

Menagerie of Rules

Stop the Bombing

The Way of the Night

Something About Plato

The Question of Democracy

On Whose Authority

What time is this

If he would speak today

March 2023

Saving Daylight

Not even sure who to ask

Larger Accomplishments (Pragmatism)

The Realm of Reason

Small All the Same

The Drums of Alexander

The Throne of Cyrus

Ahura Mazda (the Question Remains)

February 2023

The Sound a Plant Makes

The Quest for the Immortal Self

Night Sweats of the American Dream

A more tolerant order

The Promise of the Lady

Nutrition by Faith Alone

Emptiness That None Can Understand

January 2023

Sick With Struggle

As Like May Yet Be

Think Not Absolutely

Wait For Another

Slumber Much Better

December 2022

Vortex Afterglow

Spring Cleaning

To Tell This To You, or Changing of the Gods

You Are The Way

Back to the Mines

November 2022

Ave Maris Stella

Crimson Days in the Depths of Time

Darkness Becomes You

After "A Late Walk" by Robert Frost

Uncertain Times

No Will to Deceive

The Gospel According to Us

Thing in Progress

No Entry Beyond

It is not for me

October 2022

September 2022

Over the Atlantic

Afterthought on the Romantics

August 2022

Thinking Deeply

The New Frontier

The Ground is Lava

Such Surprises Must Be

Lady in the Rain

Hitler's Bunker

July 2022

Socrates and Confucius

Reasonable Measure

Liberty and Justice

Belly of the Whale

Beatific Visions

A Platonist declares

June 2022

Science and Technology

Myth at Twilight

Mulch by the Scoop

May 2022

What calls for poetry?

Streets I Never Knew

April 2022

Unauthorized thinking

Things Themselves

The Winds of Change

March 2022

Who is in charge here

Phalanx of Mind

January 2022

December 2021

Phenomenology of Science

November 2021

Shattered Image, Fallen Breast

October 2021

September 2021

Wandering Sheep

July 2021

June 2021

May 2021

What we find by singing

April 2021

The wind in the leaves

All the Tender Pathos

February 2021

September 2020

The Enduring and Unchanging Dao

April 2020

September 2019

August 2019

Lincoln's Memory

Lady in the Temple

Lady in the Dark

July 2019

June 2019

May 2019

March 2019

I have withdrawn from the world

January 2019

Nixon at the Threshold of the Lincoln Memorial

November 2018

“Romance Revisited,” revisited

September 2018

August 2018

April 2018

The Secrets of Country Living

A walk through a graveyard

October 2017

May 2017

Made In America

April 2017

The New Science

The Bird in the Glue Trap

October 2016

September 2016

Child you are the water

August 2016

Valediction to Images

January 2016

Scents of the Divine

October 2015

Fragments Shored Against Ruin

July 2015

There is too much noise

There are no words

I have wandered streets

May 2015

Romance Revisited

February 2015

July 2014

April 2014

Perspicuity (For Example)

March 2014

February 2014

May 2011

The man who knows

Index

A culture in which we can thrive

A more tolerant order

A Platonist declares

A Raid on Delphi

A Time for Beginning

A Time is Coming

A walk through a graveyard

After "A Late Walk" by Robert Frost

Afterthought on the Romantics

Ahura Mazda (the Question Remains)

All Man Has Been

All Must Again Be Decided

All the Tender Pathos

All Those Ages Ago

Ancient Masters

As All Time Passes By

As Like May Yet Be

Ave Maris Stella

Back to the Mines

Banishing Night

Barrel of Monkeys

Beatific Visions

Believe in the Dawn

Belly of the Whale

Better Judgment

Beyond the Locked Door

Bones (How Things Stand)

Both How and Why

Caught in the Gears

Child you are the water

Clarity is like Death

Crimson Days in the Depths of Time

Cultural Marxism

Darkness Becomes You

Discard Them Already

Doctor of Words

Emptiness That None Can Understand

Ever Ready to Blossom Again

Everyone's Wrong

Fragments Shored Against Ruin

From Time to Time

Good Left Undone

Hard to Explain

Hardly two millennia

Hitler's Bunker

Home From Elysium

I have known women

I have wandered streets

I have withdrawn from the world

I speak for the people

If he would speak today

If I Yearn For More

In the depths of it

In this hour of wakening

Inexorably Ever After

It is not for me

It may also help you

Itself as a Prize

Journeying Ones

Keener Insight and Better Plans

Kennedy's Peace

Kindle the Flame

Lady in the Dark

Lady in the Rain

Lady in the Temple

Larger Accomplishments (Pragmatism)

Less Imposing Principles

Liberty and Justice

Life Over Victory

Light Bent by Earth

Lincoln's Memory

Lord will it also be sweet

Machine State of Mind

Made In America

Many, Instead of One

Menagerie of Rules

More alarming by the day

More Than One Power

Mulch by the Scoop

Myth at Twilight

Never Been Wrong

Never What It Used To Be

Night Sweats of the American Dream

Nixon at the Threshold of the Lincoln Memorial

No Entry Beyond

No Single Force

No Will to Deceive

Not even sure who to ask

Nothing but Chaos

Nutrition by Faith Alone

On Whose Authority

One of Those Days

Out on the Frontier

Out there in history

Outside the Law

Over the Atlantic

Pain That One Calls Home

Perspicuity (For Example)

Phalanx of Mind

Phenomenology of Science

Plants in Their Soil

Pliable by Nature

Ready For Change

Reasonable Measure

Red Tinge on East Star

Response to a Query

Romance Revisited

“Romance Revisited,” revisited

Rule By Consent

Saving Daylight

Saying New Sayings

Scents of the Divine

Science and Technology

Seeking Authorization

Shattered Image, Fallen Breast

Sick With Struggle

Slumber Much Better

Small All the Same

Socrates and Confucius

Someone Tell Wittgenstein

Something About Plato

Somewhere Other Than Belief

Speak It Out Loud

Spring Cleaning

Stop the Bombing

Strangeness of the Ordinary

Streets I Never Knew

Stronger Knowledge

Submission in Disguise

Such Surprises Must Be

Surely We Know Best

Tethered to Freedom

That which wants to be said

The Bird in the Glue Trap

The Discipline of Virtue

The Drums of Alexander

The Enduring and Unchanging Dao

The Form of the Matter

The Fulcrum of Time

The Gospel According to Us

The Ground is Lava

The House of the Dead

The House of the Dead II

The Loss of Justice

The man who knows

The Most Peaceful Stream

The New Frontier

The New Science

The Promise of the Lady

The Quest for the Immortal Self

The Question of Democracy

The Realm of Reason

The Secrets of Country Living

The Ship of Rome

The Sound a Plant Makes

The Source of Most Problems

The Task of Man

The Throne of Cyrus

The Way of the Night

The Wind and My Place in It

The wind in the leaves

The Winds of Change

There are no words

There is too much noise

They May Be Right

Thing in Progress

Things Themselves

Things Unseen Though Known

Think Not Absolutely

Thinking Deeply

This Way Forever

Through All Our Fears

Through the Horizon

Through the Unknown

To Even Have a Dream

To Tell This To You, or Changing of the Gods

To the Girl Behind the Pharmacy Counter

Trust or Freedom

Turning the Page

Unauthorized thinking

Uncertain Times

Uncivilized After All These Years

Valediction to Images

Vortex Afterglow

Wait For Another

Wait, Think, Speak

Walking the Line

Wandering Sheep

We Silly Mammals

We were always at war with nature

Westward Ticket

What calls for poetry?

What Surprises Remain

What time is this

What we find by singing

Where it Belongs

Where They Can See You

Where You Are Stepping

Who Does the Promising?

Who is in charge here

With Great Justice

Wouldnt it be nice

You Are The Way