There’s a glorious sound system no… in the restored train depot where… from all over the nation once took… train to Camp Breckinridge before taking a plane to Korea.
You drive down the same country road every day at dawn and see through plumes of dust
I was out of control, spinning on the whirligig of youth, giddy to be caught in what Kerouac called “the whole mad swirl
The mug of tea I drank at dawn, the tea that drove me to the train needs a refill.
In the woods soft snow falls on the first day of spring. Two daffodils laugh. Donal Mahoney
She’s at a flower show miles away arranging roses in a vase very carefully.
The kitchens of Auschwitz are belching again. Ancient chefs, puffed hats askew, storm once more
Black flag on the lawn falls in pieces from the sky. Starlings in command. Donal Mahoney
First time seeing this doctor, a specialist. Took a month to get an appointment. The waiting room’s packed. I grab the last seat
The alarm clock screams at 5 a.m. and I get up to attend a funeral 50 miles away, a long drive back to a corner of Chicago once rife with corned beef and cabbage but
When she leaves the room when will she be back When she leaves the house how long will she be gone When she must go out of town
Gramps knows a minister who collects classic Corvettes. He rents another garage whenever he buys another Corvette. He says his estate will sell the c…
Where will the lovely lady go on her diurnal walk? One child in 30 years she bore, now they do not talk. Supple, firm, her lithe legs are,
A gray summer day the sun is on vacation sunflowers hang their heads Donal Mahoney
How are things, Adolph? This is Brian, from NBC. Thanks for the interview. It will air in September if the network brings me back.