Odin Roark : Writing

To Turn Away

To Turn Away

A Poem by Odin Roark


Whether in business, relationships, family or politics, many are lured into acquiescence, obviating personal conviction, a mind and heart priceless en..
Scars Sublime

Scars Sublime

A Poem by Odin Roark


How easy it is to reject the force of pain. Yet, therein rests the essence of learning… the often avoided lesson needed for a modicum of wisdo..
Paralysis Hovering

Paralysis Hovering

A Poem by Odin Roark


To express, regardless of the modality, is to be who we are. Some of us are writers.
Masquerading Identities

Masquerading Identities

A Poem by Odin Roark


To think a bit more about who we are...that is the question. Whether tis nobler to be who we're not continues to trouble few
Love-Precarious

Love-Precarious

A Poem by Odin Roark


Once romanticized that “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing,” many chose to dwell on the fantasy of it all, rather than the work needed to ove..
Memory Never Sleeps

Memory Never Sleeps

A Poem by Odin Roark


Sometime our best friends, real and created, betray us. But, then again, there’s always reconciliation. (Image by Nicholas Bruno)
Misty Eyes

Misty Eyes

A Poem by Odin Roark


Vengeful feelings are persistent. To be abused physically and mentally requires strength to survive. But to forgive? Such delivers the quintessentia..
Airshafts Revisited

Airshafts Revisited

A Poem by Odin Roark


Some find reflection a form of masochism, others still see the spark of life begging one consider the next beginning… the “out there&rdqu..
Time's Driftwood

Time's Driftwood

A Poem by Odin Roark


For writers, there’s always the next chapter, the revised poem, the memoir-in-waiting, and a learned trust in the digital age of preserved exist..
Chameleon Heritage

Chameleon Heritage

A Poem by Odin Roark


For many men and women of understanding, there persists the preponderance of ignorance ala a singular macho or feminist stuckedness.