Paris Hlad : Writing

New Bread Broken

New Bread Broken

A Poem by Paris Hlad


New Bread Broken To Fear Falling Off, To Fear Jumping Off. What would win me to its wishes By the beauties that abound In th..
Bird in the Bush

Bird in the Bush

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Bird in the Bush The berry bush is full of grace, And, in its bosom, hides a bird - I know this, for I once by chance, Saw birdl..
Substance of a Doubt

Substance of a Doubt

A Poem by Paris Hlad


eSubstance of a Doubtf The ease in any lie, the smirk in any sigh, The smile that does not last, The trick in any eye The ego in..
Fragile Acts of Faith

Fragile Acts of Faith

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Fragile Acts of Faith[1] (One by the Bird, One by the Hand of Fate) The swallows hoist their wings like Grecian sails, For so ..
Driftwood

Driftwood

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Driftwood Lines Written in Recollection of Having Discovered A Piece of Driftwood That May or May Not Have Been Fashioned by Nature. ..
The Angry SWan

The Angry SWan

A Story by Paris Hlad


The Angry Swan Sometimes you don’t know exactly what you’re dealing with �" Like the time I was standing on the G..
A Kind of Cross

A Kind of Cross

A Poem by Paris Hlad


A Kind of Cross A Poem Written Over a Period Of 50 Highly Passionate Years - We have become a kind of cross: An inters..
Ode to the Brown Pelican

Ode to the Brown Pelican

A Poem by Paris Hlad


Ode to the Brown Pelican Given That Pelicans Have Flown in Perfect Formation For the Last Thirty Million Years, I have Concluded, That th..
A Wrath of Starling Wings

A Wrath of Starling Wings

A Poem by Paris Hlad


A Wrath of Starling Wings My faith exposed and naked stood Beneath the leering sky The lake I loved spread like a ghost That see..
The Waters

The Waters

A Poem by Paris Hlad


The Waters An Idealistic Fantasy About An Attractive Way to Perish, Given the Ugly Alternatives If I could bend God to my ..