Nolo Segundo : Writing

When The Soul Forgets

When The Soul Forgets

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


This poem operates on the premise that the soul influences human actions as well as human feelings-- and when it 'forgets' itself, we get into all so..
Winter Haiku

Winter Haiku

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


The cold desolation of winter sometimes reflects that of the heart.
In Times of Madness

In Times of Madness

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


I wrote this poem one day after watching a mass shooting on the news and then seeing an incredibly ugly painting that sold for a fortune. For me it in..
The Eternal Moment

The Eternal Moment

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


Once you realize that you and everyone else are immortal beings, you see time itself as an illusion.
EVOLUTION AND THE SOUL

EVOLUTION AND THE SOUL

A Story by Nolo Segundo


A few thoughts on a possible connection between the natural, temporal world and the supernatural, eternal world.
One Life, Many Lives

One Life, Many Lives

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


This poem was written when I realized one day that reincarnation, rebirth happens within a single life time, and the longer one lives, the more 'lives..
Getting Old Is Strange

Getting Old Is Strange

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


Having turned 70, what I find most interesting about aging is that only my body is getting old-- 'inside' I'm in my 20's, and when I recall events of ..
Gettysburg Redux

Gettysburg Redux

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


This poem describes something I experienced at 17-- I did not understand it until several years later when I learned I have a soul. The part of the ba..
I Never Learned How To Be A Father

I Never Learned How To Be A Father

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


I never learned how to be a father,I never learned how to give life,I never learned to take a chance,I never learned to welcome a soul.Fear kept me fr..
The Sadness of a Secular World

The Sadness of a Secular World

A Poem by Nolo Segundo


We so-called 'moderns' believe we are so advanced, yet look at the great unhappiness all about us: with myriad numbers of drug OD's, murders, suicides..