My thoughts: These poems in Dust and Diamond are wide-ranging, from profound to tongue-in-cheek, all delightful. I especially enjoyed the beautiful “Notation,” the gritty “Panhandle Dust Storm,” “Epigram: 1869,” the miracle of “Ear,” the profound “Terminal Conditions,” and the laugh-out-loud “Fashion Models.”
Donn Taylor
Donn Taylor led an Infantry rifle platoon in the Korean War, served with Army aviation in Vietnam, and worked with air reconnaissance in Europe and Asia. Afterwards, he completed a PhD at The University of Texas and taught English literature at two liberal arts colleges. Now retired from college teaching, he writes suspense and mystery fiction as well as literary poetry designed for the ordinary reader. He lives in the woods near Houston, TX, where he continues to write fiction, poetry, and essays on ethics and U.S. foreign policy.
You might want to visit Donn’s website.
It sounds to me that Donn should write his own story. His life would make a great audobiography!
You are so right, GP!
I agree, GP!
That sounds like a book I’d like to read!
Yes! And he’d enjoy your Friday Wisdom. Here’s his Friday Definition for the Day: Appealing; What you do to a banana.
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I just checked out Donn’s website. He is very accomplished!
Have you seen this? You can never give up hope….
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-04-11/richard-bong-marge-wreckage-ww2-13535214.html
Thanks! We’ve visited the Bong museum, which is just south of Duluth, MN. I’m connected with Taylen, but Dale Wilson’s bomber went down offshore and noone on the plane was famous. They’ve got lots of support on this one and I hope they locate it!
In Donn’s little bio it notes that included in his literary repertoire is poetry designed for the ordinary reader. That’s wonderful-except that I’m below that when it comes to getting the gist of poetry. Donn’s website shows an interesting array of books he has authored and points out that he is a Christian author. That’s a plus and another plus! 🙂
He also has a delightful sense of humor!