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Eulogy for Nickie. When We Grieve the Passing of a Pet
On Christmas morning, 1990, my wife entered the room with her present for me—Nickie, a beautiful black Persian kitten who lived with us as part of our family for nearly 18 years. He was a wonderful...
View ArticleAutumn is Solemn — A Poem
The colors are past their peak in the Blue Ridge of North Carolina. Yesterday the wind and rain began stripping the trees of their leaves. They swirl down to earth, some stem first like a bather...
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A Winter Poem, “Winter Walk.” Returning Home in the Dark.
Author John J. Hohn In the winter of 1966, I moved my family to Detroit. We had a home on Appoline Avenue just off Tireman. I was working for The Travelers Insurance Company. Our office was downtown in...
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Perfection is an Ideal Always Beyond Achievement.
Author John J. Hohn My guest again this Sunday is my son, Greg Hohn, and as in his last post, the reader will find a biographical note at the end of the article. Reading through his piece about the...
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April 6, Marks My Mom’s Birthday. I Remember Mother in Poetry.
Author John J. Hohn, circa 1955, with his dog Toby My mother was born on April 6, 1904. She died in January 1985. She is often a subject in my poetry. For the post today, I am featuring two poems about...
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Deadly Portfolio Holds Autobiographical Material. This In Memory of My Father.
John J. Hohn and dog Jessie My father died on May 28, 1980. I was in Oak Ridge, TN at the time. I returned to my motel room after dinner and found the message light blinking on the telephone, as I...
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April 6 is My Mother’s Birthday, My Tribute to her: Ileen Carlon Hohn
Ileen Caron Hohn, 1980. John J. Hohn’s Mother April 6 is my mother’s birthday. She died in January, 1985 after struggling with breast cancer for several months. I loved my mother. I can’t say that I...
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Two Poems — One Explained; a Second Challenges Explanations
John J. Hohn, Writer I have been writing poetry since I was a boy in elementary school. There have been times where poetry came easily, flowed right out of the daily events in my life. At other times,...
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Honored with First Place Poetry Award in Literary Festival
John J. Hohn,Writer and Reviewer On the Same Page Literary Festival in West Jefferson, NC, concluded Saturday, September 29th after a session in the Jefferson County Library during which the finalists...
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Philip Kenney’s “Where Roses Bloom”
John J. Hohn, Writer/Reviewer Where Roses Bloom, Philip Kenney’s recent book of poetry, is an impressive body of work, especially when the poet’s novel, Radiance, is included in any consideration of...
View ArticleAn Evening Shower — A Poem
Evening Shower The dark clouds tumbled in. A first drop patted The fine brown dust at our feet We ran to the porch And watched The lawn puddle up. A first word Dropped To the wooden floor, And we were...
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