SINGLE SENTENCE POEMS

WHEN I BECAME EIGHTY YEARS OLD on February 11th 2011, I decided it was time to show a dozen examples of my poetic efforts that might interest other persons in crafting some artistic images with words arranged in a single sentence, as a way to review certain experiences which have persisted in one's memory and from which we can glean -- if not poetry per se -- at least poetic residuals of recollections, perhaps including a few reflections of mystical moments and spiritual insights.

My selections here are arranged in two parts. The first is entitled DISTANT PASSAGES comprised of nine pieces written as souvenirs from several journeys to Japan and Peru:

1. Inland Sea
2. Miyajima
3. Ise
4. Kyoto Downpour
5. The Sacred Valley Of The Incas
6. Machu Picchu
7. La Pampa de Anta
8. Izcuchaca
9. El Condor Pasa

The second part is called TRIPTYCH beginning with another travel fragment followed by my two longest sentences:

1. Uncouth Youth
2. Spring Green
3. Global Hero