Mj PettengillFeb 1, 20231 minBlaze a Trail of CompassionThe original blog was replaced with a simple poem. Here's why...
Mj PettengillFeb 2, 20222 minI Might Dream You Home It’s been so long since you went away, my butterscotch curls are silver and gray.
Mj PettengillNov 15, 20211 minWhere the Mind is Without FearWhere the mind is without fear and the head is held high... Rabindranath Tagore
Mj PettengillJul 14, 20212 minAs I Began to Love Myself "As I Began to Love Myself" —Poem by Kim and Alison McMillen (Falsely attributed to Charlie Chaplin)
Mj PettengillJun 19, 20211 minThe Pauper's FuneralPoor wretched Outcast! I will weep for thee, And sorrow for forlorn humanity.
Mj PettengillJun 2, 20211 minThe FairiesUp the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren’t go a-hunting For fear of little men...
Mj PettengillMay 20, 20211 minThe Fall of Rome: AudenBy W.H. Auden For Cyril Connolly The piers are pummelled by the waves; In a lonely field the rain Lashes an abandoned train; Outlaws...
Mj PettengillApr 25, 20211 minLooking For Your Own FaceYour face is neither infinite nor ephemeral. You can never see your own face, only a reflection, not the face itself. So you sigh in...