Published in the Taj Mahal Review

[Don Schaeffer]

Poem Published in the Taj Mahal Review




Dear Don

Hope this finds you quite well. We are pleased to write that your poem THE ERSTWHILE have been published in VOL. 18 NUMBER 1 JUNE 2019 (35TH ISSUE Taj Mahal Review). The June 2019 issue of Taj Mahal Review presents some of the best contemporary writings by poets and creative artists across the globe. The fact is that the latest journal includes not only quite attractive poetry, short story and book reviews, but also remarkable haiku by international poets. The poems and haiku selected for publication in this newest edition of TMR undoubtedly reveal rare and precious quality of spontaneity and emotional depth.

The Erstwhile



I am a man
committed to delusion.
I congress with
ghosts. I make
projects that
tickle my vanities.
Seeming to myself
to do huge good works
with the real impact of dust.
The world
is solid and mighty.
Its gravity
pins me
to the ground
while in my mind
I fly.