July 17, 1969: Halfway to the moon

The Translunar Insertion (TLI) burn of the Saturn third stage sending us toward the moon is a day behind,… Read more July 17, 1969: Halfway to the moon

Two days until launch and . . .

Aldrin, Armstrong and Collins (L to R) answer to the press and public, as they will the rest of their… Read more Two days until launch and . . .

The front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer the next day. July 13, 1969 — Luna 15 leaves earth… Read more 50 years ago: Luna races the moon

Let the countdown commence, — commence as in commencement — the human race about to graduate from Planet Earth, so… Read more 50 years ago: Let the countdown begin

Haven’t posted much poetry recently, but here’s a poem in honor of January 20th: My silence matches yours… Read more A poem for an anniversary

The Spirits of the laws (title stolen from Czeslaw Milosz) A crowd gathers at the edge of a… Read more Three shorts

Sunday morning after Sunday night This morning I’m playing Chuck Berry, as we all should. Last evening as… Read more Chuck Berry tribute

The month of March got ya down? Here are a couple poems to fit the season… * * * Footsteps… Read more Two March Poems

The Inauguration Polka I refuse …………….What does it matter if it’s been …………….twenty or twenty-one weeks to mourn… Read more My inauguration poem

Exit Stage Left Tapping a pen out of ink on a desk improvised with a plank spanning an… Read more My New Year’s Eve poem