Odin Roark : Writing

Fragility of Wealth

Fragility of Wealth

A Poem by Odin Roark


With life so precarious in every direction, perhaps a picture worth a thousand words may someday be all that’s left, and maybe a prose poem or t..
Dummying Up

Dummying Up

A Poem by Odin Roark


NYTimes today, America, Falling Short, reminds regardless of party support, the US nation has become inexcusably derelict in its legislative action f..
Threading Hunger's Needle

Threading Hunger's Needle

A Poem by Odin Roark


Walter Lippmann said: “It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.” Anyone thinking wisdom is ..
Candle-Life

Candle-Life

A Poem by Odin Roark


Even with so many ideas worth personifying, the candle holds seemingly infinite possibilities.
Sadness Knows...

Sadness Knows...

A Poem by Odin Roark


In "Einstein’s Dreams," Lightman asks: "Is it better to live life, a ‘vessel of sadness,’ or to have an eternity of contentment, &ls..
Dreamers Dream

Dreamers Dream

A Poem by Odin Roark


If one stops and thinks about a world where dreaming wasn’t but tomorrow’s reality to grow by, what would life be like? (Image by caras io..
Timeless Reunions

Timeless Reunions

A Poem by Odin Roark


A look at life’s learning curve in prose poetry. (Image by Saul Landel)
Echoes Recharging

Echoes Recharging

A Poem by Odin Roark


Revisiting my novel, Echosis, I recalled the book’s genesis coming from life’s echoes and their unique magic. It made me ask: Do echoes re..
Shirt Pocket Depth

Shirt Pocket Depth

A Poem by Odin Roark


We all have an enigmatic cohort of sorts, often thought of as our constant companion. (Image by San Simera)
Thrift Store Foreshadowing

Thrift Store Foreshadowing

A Poem by Odin Roark


In this piece of prose poetry, nocturnal epiphanies suggest such frontiers of exploration and understanding are far from achieving empirical finality...