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Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

May 21, 2023

In The Abstract

A Poem

This is where the mind goes, left alone,
Into mental patterns flowing free,
Seemingly at…

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Mar 21, 2023

The Wild

A Poem

With all of Nature’s fervent force,
Wildness strikes the deepest,
Erupts the gut, explodes perforce…

2 responses

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Apr 24, 2023

In The Smoke

A Poem

With meditation in the smoke,
With eyes on things divine,
With one breath in — the inward toke,
The…

3 responses

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Dec 28, 2022

The Alone 2

A Poem

A man alone upon his bed,
Sits staring out a window,
He hears a noise and turns his head,
But sees…

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Feb 9, 2023

The Anguished

A Poem

The scream of age unbidden comes,
Too often in the night,
When guts are ripped and muscles torn…

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Jun 13, 2023

The Handprint

A Poem

In ancient cave near ancient shore,
With hand against the rock,
Ancient lips blow ancient dust…

1 response

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Nov 30, 2022

The Free

A Poem

Your flights of freedom
Make me feel -
A rapturous delight.

2 responses

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Apr 17, 2023

The Virtuoso

A Poem

His hands and instrument are one,
As spoken by his furrowed brow,
A relic of his absent thought…

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Mar 12, 2023

The Weary

A Poem

Of which might be most weary now,
The eyes, the hands, the mouth, the face,
Ensnarled and gnarled, yet…

1 response

Joel R. Dennstedt in The Old Poet

Dec 21, 2022

The Friends

A Poem

The owl can fly; the dog can swim,
They both can see ahead.
So, why the branch, and why the grip…

3 responses

These were the top 10 stories published by The Old Poet; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2022, 2023.

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