Mark Jones Jr.Transforming for the Future FightEvery now and then, an author gets an unexpected review. This one meant a lot.Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022
Mark Jones Jr.Two Thoughts about Duty and Desire“There is no greater comradeship than that which comes from having lived in the trenches together.”Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
Mark Jones Jr.variationsI wrote the same poem in two different forms this week.Jan 14, 2022Jan 14, 2022
Mark Jones Jr.Into the NightI stepped again into the night And feel its cold, its heavy weight. The dark is darker here. I wait — My eyes adjust, to see a plightDec 26, 2021Dec 26, 2021
Mark Jones Jr.sonnetJust up ahead, the clouds stand in the way, Obstruct the path we take through footless halls of air. They tower there as if to say “Let man…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
Mark Jones Jr.Book Review: Kekekabic by Eric ChandlerA Latin phrase comes to mind, curriculum vitae. Many of us have seen the phrase before, like a flock of birds on the beach or a grove of…Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Mark Jones Jr.treat othersThere is one golden rule I oft forget, The way I ought to act Is this: That unto others do As you would have them too Do unto you.Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
Mark Jones Jr.the perfect dayWas it the sun, the sky, The gentle breeze Or puffy cloud floating by, That made the perfect day? Or was it the when I heard him say, “Dad…Jul 17, 2021Jul 17, 2021
Mark Jones Jr.Little Round TopCol Joshua L. Chamberlain was the commander of an infantry unit during the Civil War. As the Union Army established its position on the…Jul 2, 2021Jul 2, 2021
Mark Jones Jr.songRobby caught me by surprise the other day when he said it, “Dad, I like how sometimes the songs in church give me adrenalin.” I knew…Jun 20, 2021Jun 20, 2021