Robert Ronnow : Writing

Material Life

Material Life

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Absolute science and art of being whole at one and under no delusion that mankind (or nature) give a **** whether you..
Max Joy Marries Minnie Pain

Max Joy Marries Minnie Pain

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Kissed his student.Punched his friend.Accused her lover.What if China's navy asserts control where our navy also patrols?Should we concede the South C..
Meditation

Meditation

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


There is no religion in meditationbut it's worth visiting with your mindin the morning. What will you find?Equally, think about the moose and nation.C..
Miniature Juniper

Miniature Juniper

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Although I hardly gave it a thoughtI didn't really doubtour miniature juniper, a bonsai,would survive our desert vacation. It ..
Mirrors

Mirrors

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


i like to dress for an imaginary girl(we will meet each other soon) by putting ona silk tie with subtle Chinese birdssewn in.she may be picturing me ..
Mom's Eulogy

Mom's Eulogy

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


It's already hard enough to say anything accuratelywithout further obfuscating and camouflaging the soul.The faces in the funeral pews are impassive, ..
Monk's shaved pate

Monk's shaved pate

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


Monk's shaved patethick pelt around edgeleans over book leans over book above riverreciting lines, reading scriptures, preparingfirst fo..
Morning Chores

Morning Chores

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


As if the sun intended this habitual tendency to make the body healthy I do. First, the brain believes itself what a mistake if it's blue. The e..
Much Like Living

Much Like Living

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


It was with almost joythat I watched at my father'sdeathbed. His struggleto let goof his body and thoughtswas like being at a birth.But now I'm not so..
Nature's Intelligent Partner

Nature's Intelligent Partner

A Poem by Robert Ronnow


The wood is stacked for winter.One way out of the mind's limitationsis through other minds' contemplations.The books are stacked for winter.Yet even t..