Michael Lushington

Poems, Essays, Plays and Monologues

258 pieces, page 3

  1. DECENCY That preeminent civic or political virtue, Poem
  2. FAMILY TREES Vacation with family Poem
  3. FOUR WAY STOP At a four way intersection, Poem
  4. HUMMING BIRD Long ago, Poem
  5. ALIVE We’re afraid Poem
  6. FAIRE ET SE TAIRE = TO DO AND TO BE SILENT A regular life Poem
  7. THESE BEAUTIFUL THINGS Furniture made of wood, Poem
  8. THIS LITTLE CABIN Storm clouds gathering Poem
  9. I LOVE YOU We say these words, Poem
  10. TEACHING Easily misunderstood Poem
  11. TOWARDS THE LIGHT It is not, Poem
  12. ATTENTION You see this is the point. Poem
  13. AMEN Let us set aside Poem
  14. THE UNCONTROLLABLE We awoke to the snow, Poem
  15. I’M A WRITER When I first realized I wanted to be a writer or a poet or a singer song writer or some s… Note
  16. WAIT, WHAT? In January I made an appointment to see a doctor. Essay
  17. I STAYED UP LATE I stayed up late waiting for the sun Poem
  18. BEAUTIFUL THINGS We can make beautiful things. Poem
  19. GIVING Giving means having an attitude of generosity toward others, not withholding anything fro… Note
  20. YAHTZEE Warm spring sunlight on the porch, Poem
  21. FIELDS OF LIGHT Night in the rolling hills of central California, Poem
  22. CALL CENTER I’m out on a trail walking the dogs Essay
  23. HAVE A NICE DAY What it takes, Poem
  24. LAST WISH My grandmother lay dying in the bedroom of the house she and my grandfather built. Essay
  25. VALENTINE 2025 F*** Hallmark! Poem
  26. TRUTH AND THE NOT SO MUCH Back then, Poem
  27. PARENTING Sitting across from my boss one day talking about our kids, Poem
  28. 25 MINUTES “...the sword will remain the decisive factor till the end of the world” Poem
  29. COME ON, COME ON It was late summer, August sometime. Poem
  30. NO ONE TEACHES ANYONE ANYTHING When you teach, Poem