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Podcast: Unsung Heroes II: Manuel (paternal grandfather)

New Podcasts: Poetry and Short Story Sampler

On Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday (2020)

No joy shared today on hallowed ground,
Just quiet reflection and humble gratitude,
For the greatest of gifts most dearly bought.

I am unworthy, Lord, of Your sacrifice,
I am unworthy, Lord of Your love,
But through You I am made whole.

My faith in You sustains me in the most difficult of times,
You are the light that shines in the darkest corners of my soul,
You have died. You have risen. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

I wrote this poem last year on Easter Sunday. ...

New podcast: Unsung Heroes V and VI: Felipe & Lita

This podcast is a reading of the last two parts of my longest free-verse poem, Unsung Heroes. It is about my mom and dad who both had very difficult lives from earliest childhood until their deaths including living through the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War that caused the death and exile of their fathers, living under dictatorships on two continents, pulling themselves by their bootstraps to a very comfortable life only to lose it all in business ventures in a times of economic chaos. Throu...

Daughters of Eve

Daughters of Eve

God’s second greatest creation is man,
Formed from clay into which He breathed new life,
Then perfected His creation in Eve,
Not from base clay but Adam’s flesh and bone.

On Adam God practiced His creation,
In Eve perfected it tweaking its flaws,
More heart, less hubris; more sense, less muscle,
More love less hate; focused on “us” not “me.”

Sacred texts written by men disagree,
With what is only a most obvious truth,
God’s truth whispered in men’s ears only proves,
None are so ...

Otro “Book Bubble” con comentario y una breve introducción a mi cuento “Los Sernegme”

Aquí hay un enlace a otra “burbuja de libro” de Publish sobre mi libro de cuentos traducidos de mis originales en inglés al español, Libro de Sueños. Esta es una breve introducción a uno de los cuentos y mi breve comentario al respecto del mismo. Espero les guste.

https://bubli.sh/D6tPfL7

Justicia – Un cuento de ciencia ficción

Una lectura de un ejemplar de mi poesía original

La siguiente es una muestra de lectura de mi poesía original en español y traducida al español de los originales en inglés. Varios de estos poemas fueron previamente publicados en mis libros de poesía “Echoes of Dawn at Dusk” y “Of Pain and Ecstasy.”

Podcast – Mi Canto / My Song

A reading of my poem “Mi Canto” in the original Spanish and in my English translation. The podcast runs about four minutes.

Poetry Podcast: 16 Sonnets

This is a simple reading of 16 sonnets from my poetry collections Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems and Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems (Volume 2).