Glass Figurine (poem) Studies and Desks The Secret Compartment The Loss (poem) Sad Afterthoughts
Surrection Time (March 2020)—An Easter and Passover Essay
“Introduction”—orienting myself to the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Bus Rides”—essay on taking buses in South County and the riders I have observed.
South County mills and the rivers and reservoirs that powered them.
Essay on walking the trails of Kingston Hill.
“Onomatopoeia Psalm”—poem “Calendar Conundrum”—poem “Buddhist Blasphemy”—essay “Confucius Confusion”—essay on a changing perception of Confucius in two versions of a poem by my father Alonzo Gibbs. “Merging”—poem “Art Will Save Us”—essay on the influence of art on society. “First Temple and Book”—essay about Göbekli Tepe, the first temple, in southern Turkey.
A Fictionalized Family Remembrance (August 2020)
“Invictus Update”—poem. A romanticized account of Geoffrey Gibbs’s ancestors, especially the Native American Silcock and the ministers Henry Gibbs I, II, and III.
Lamentations Again and Again (September 2020)
Thoughts on death as perceived by the ancients. “Epicedium”—poem. “The Book of Life”—poem about Akhenaten and his wife, Nefertiti. Essay: “Women Obliterated from History.”
Essay on nature observations in Potter Wood including Triumvirate Rock. “Patriotism During Pandemic”—poem
Essay about American modernism and ranch architecture of the mid-20th century. “Regeneration”—poem
Essay about my bedroom and other personal reflections. “Existence Pending”—poem