Tag Archives: hope

Rising

Posted on June 19, 2020 by John Biscello

Dreams, undeferred, coupled with Hope, that thing unfettered, to keep us company and warm our solitude, as we stumble bravely through a long night’s journey into the bated gospel of days rising to claim us.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged dreams, faith, hope, John Biscello, juneteenth, love, poem, Poetry, transformation, we the people, what dreams may come | Leave a comment

A Golden Piece

Posted on December 31, 2019 by John Biscello

Because “yes” and “thank you” are the profoundest of blessings, and gratitude the golden key.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Beauty, beloved words, gratitude as the golden key, hope, John Biscello, poem, raymond carver, the heart's way | Leave a comment

Perspective

Posted on June 3, 2019 by John Biscello

To err, is human; to trust in the light, sublime– Breathing room required. (Images by Heather Ross)

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged climbing the sky, disc of light, haiku, hope, John Biscello, the promise, well and unwell | Leave a comment

How Winter Springs

Posted on December 24, 2018 by John Biscello

Garden caked in snow, single charmed rose, metaphor to give hope its due.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged hope, John Biscello, love, poem, rose is a rose is a rose, spring's icy beginnings, thaw, winter's warm blood | Leave a comment

Song of Hope

Posted on May 27, 2018 by John Biscello

They kill poets in these parts don’t they? When I got here I saw Walt Whitman’s wizened head out back impaled on a stake flies buzzing round its concomitant rot and stench I heard one of the locals say it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged allen ginsberg, anne sexton, dreams, hope, John Biscello, love, Poetry, poets, soul, spirit, walt whitman | 2 Comments

Unabated

Posted on April 15, 2018 by John Biscello

Hope, that thing unfettered, soul’s window flung open, to bask, to air myself, unabated, no past to claim or follow.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged birthday, breath, freedom, hope, John Biscello, new beginning, new chapter, poem, rebirth, soul, unabated, unfettered, window | 9 Comments

Granny and Chaplin

Posted on April 15, 2018 by John Biscello

(Today is my grandmother May’s birthday, May-Day in my heart. Tomorrow is Sir Charlie Chaplin’s birthday, Fool’s-Play-Day in my heart. And so, in honor of these two wonderful and loving spirits) In times of hardship and heartache my grandmother … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose, Uncategorized | Tagged charlie chaplin, comedy, grandmother, granny, hope, John Biscello, laughter, love, may daddi, Prose, smile, spirit-guides, story | 9 Comments

Savor

Posted on January 2, 2018 by John Biscello

I was young, fevered and full of hope. My heart, green in its country, desired to push lightning through blooms, to cherish brightly in a thousand different directions at once. It was and always has been about rounding dreams from … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged creation, devotion, dreams, faith, God, hope, immure, John Biscello, love, passion, Poetry, writing, youth | Leave a comment

Sylvia in Blue

Posted on October 24, 2017 by John Biscello

Gauging twilight’s depths, the poet draws blinds to dream– Hope, worn to silence.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Blue, dreams, haiku, hope, John Biscello, lyrical, poems, poet, Poetry, sadness, Sylvia Plath, twilight | Leave a comment

Passage

Posted on October 15, 2017 by John Biscello

Path bright to fathom, blossoms strewn to ease passage– grieving home each fall.

Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, cherry blossoms, death, flowers, grieving, haiku, hope, John Biscello, loss, love, passage, path, poem, Poetry, rebirth | Leave a comment