Category Archives: Beauty

Postcard from Portugal, 2024

Posted on 04/22/2024 by Jorge Medico

I’ve been away for a while. Here is the story of some of what I was doing during that time. POSTCARD FROM PORTUGAL 2024 Maps present a landscape, but writing about a place re-represents a place as it was experienced, … Continue reading →

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A Poem for December

Posted on 12/04/2023 by Jorge Medico

December is with us, ready or not. The round of holiday parties has already started, and like some of you, I am not quite ready to have another year disappear into the fogs of memory. Regardless of my reluctance to … Continue reading →

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Younger

Posted on 10/09/2023 by Jorge Medico

Our society is obsessed with youth in its vain attempt to hide the reality of inevitable death that all living beings must face. I’ve posted on this theme before. Rather than subject you to one of my wordy screeds on … Continue reading →

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We All Come With Expiration Dates

Posted on 09/11/2023 by Jorge Medico

We all come with an expiration date. Fortunately, none of us know what it is, so we can all fantasize that’s its far enough away that we can ignore it. For those whose life has been illuminated by the knowledge that … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Zoo

Posted on 04/03/2023 by Jorge Medico

A Day at the Zoo A number of years ago, the LA Zoo had a catchy jingle “You…belong in the zoo” that enticed a noteworthy uptick of visitors. It was one of those earwig tunes that once it got into … Continue reading →

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Postcard from Canada

Posted on 09/24/2022 by Jorge Medico

To experience how the pebble of ordinary life could be transformed into a jewel through the magic eyes of travel, we have once again taken to the road along the Canadian Rockies. It’s been three years since we had been … Continue reading →

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Antidotes to Fear of Death

Posted on 03/02/2022 by Jorge Medico

The show must go on, but for circumstances beyond one’s control, it sometimes starts late. For those of you who care, this work should have appeared on this site on Monday, but obviously, it’s only making an appearance now. Mea … Continue reading →

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The China Painters

Posted on 01/10/2022 by Jorge Medico

Welcome back from the weekend to another Monday’s Poem of the Week by one of my favorite Midwest poets. My mother helped me appreciate the history and beauty of fine china, and this poem brings back some of those memories. … Continue reading →

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GALE

Posted on 10/04/2021 by Jorge Medico

GALE Tempestuous waves thrash the sullen shore As bloated raindrops plash pockmarks in the sand. The flavor of salt and seaweed permeate the air, Borne on howling, racing winds – The Gale wreaks its wrath.

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Dawn

Posted on 09/13/2021 by Jorge Medico

I was fortunate to be able to spend the weekend by the ocean, escaping the heat wave that enveloped much of the Southern California. Hope you enjoy this ocean inspired Monday’s Poem of the Week from my old files, with … Continue reading →

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