Some of us are shown the open gate But not let pass through The emerald fields beyond Billowing in the wind I hurl myself at the open gate Aching And I lose my mind Jon BennerJon Benner is trained as a scientist with Ph.D. in biogeochemistry. After completing his Ph.D., he spent time as a Buddhist […]
Author: Jon Benner
Jon Benner is trained as a scientist with Ph.D. in biogeochemistry. After completing his Ph.D., he spent time as a Buddhist monk, a science teacher, a mover and a pet sitter. He is now writing from his home in the Hudson Valley where he lives with his wife, daughter, and two cats.
My Wife Wants Sheep (a dream)
All the day long my children are clamoring for rescue from the pains of this life – two housebound cats dying to hunt but settling, in discontent, for ear scratches and tinned food – a young human child dying the day long to know that she belongs in this world, and is enough, and that […]
