The Dimming And Other Poems

The Dimming gathers a one-act farce in verse and some key unpublished, uncollected, and recently revised poems that trace the trajectory of my lifelong passion for nature, international travel, and the nuanced miracles of language. These poems document a physical and spiritual journey spanning sixty years---from the solitary, exuberant, and often naïve quests of youth to the skeptical discoveries and stoic endurance of mid-life to the belated resignation, philosophical maturity, and perhaps a dash of the wisdom that longevity occasionally grants one in old age. The compilation of this selection of poems has reinforced my feeling that one of the best available means for making sense of the vagaries and absurdities of life may well be found in the art of poetry.