Meditations — Poetry — Charles Slater

Asleep with my eyes open

There is time to thinkof the moment only if I have consciousness; I do mean, mind you, the act of being un-asleep.

Billboard, MeditationsCharles SlaterNovember 16, 2012consciousness, daydreaming, productivityComment

The Talking Wooden Frog

I drag the pestle across the wooden toad’sarched ridge so it may croak. When I first heard the sound, the realization that who- ever carved the little dude, hollowed out its

Meditations, Little PoemsCharles SlaterFebruary 15, 2006toad, wood carvingComment

So Ten Minutes Ago

Look here.Now. Do you see? The time is at

Meditations, TimeCharles SlaterOctober 1, 2005coffee, timeComment

Eclectic Coffee Mugs

MeditationsCharles SlaterMarch 2, 2005Comment

Charged with Concert Glory and Fear

MeditationsCharles SlaterJanuary 9, 2005Comment

Dogs and the Cold Snap

Family, Meditations, WarCharles SlaterDecember 2, 2004Comment

International Sweetness

My seventeen-year-old German vehicle,practical, sweet to drive, timeless in design - a box, really, is resurrected with a modern Japanese engine,

Meditations, On the RoadCharles SlaterSeptember 17, 2004automobiles, cars, driving, music, VanaganComment

The Newly Found Dead Brother's Picture Book

Family, MeditationsCharles SlaterMarch 14, 2004Comment

I Can't Imagine Being Dead

MeditationsCharles SlaterNovember 30, 2000Comment