The Fossil and I (The Beckoning)
The Fossil and I (The Beckoning) By Albert J Repicci Stranded on this somber Isle,No man no beast here to beguile.I speak to fossils by the sea,And verily they speak to me.My words erupt with sullen tones,And fall upon the earth like stones,Lamenting life and all its sorrow,With dread I face a bleak tomorrow.In youth, […]
Mothers and Women, One and the Same
When I was just a boy, my father took me aside and admonished me that he would not be upset if I forgot his birthday, failed to get him a gift at Christmas, or overlooked Father’s Day, but I should never under any circumstances forget to honor my mother on Mother’s Day. Given the fact […]
Journalistic Hoax
I was intrigued by the reference to the Escher painting and the observation of the geese flying east while others saw them flying west. That simple acknowledgment unleashed a torrent that had been pent up in me for many years regarding disingenuous, if not dishonest, journalism. Seeing what others, imply they see while myself, disbelieving, but not for […]
Media Reports
Greenwich Magazine Helping those who have literally nothing in the way of medical/ dental care, these local doctors are saving the world one patient at a time. Single-engine planes, rickety trains, helicopters and horseback. These are but a few of the modes of transport for the globetrotting Greenwich doctors who make arduous annual treks to […]
Parents Together
Parents Together Sometimes a microcosm of life presents itself in the most unusual places. I myself was recently caught off guard as I casually watched, along with 100 other parents, a swim meet comprised of children from ages 7-17. The older kids were magnificent physical specimens with broad shoulders and powerful legs developed from years […]
The Centurians
Dark insipid gloom foreboding,Fiends and demons of despair,While heart and strength so fast eroding,Luring to its vapid lair. Rife with anguish soul forsaken,Shrouded by the lords of night,Cast a pall on spirits broken,Haunting shadows sow the blight. Yet to the rampart hope must quicken,Standing vigil where ‘er you roam,With faith as beacon for the stricken,Hand […]
Think Gray
An apple may be red and ripe,But within, filled with rot.Another may be green an dull ,But worms it fosters not. Allow the mind to wander,But wander not astray,For that which seems as black or white,Is very often gray.
Lethal drug of choice
To the editor: An article recently appeared on the front page of The New York Times to which we should all pay heed. “Good People Go Bad In Iowa Town and a Drug Is Blamed.” The article tells the woeful tale of the influx of the drug methamphetamine which has become so pervasive that in […]
9/11 remembered with compassion in remote comers of the globe
By Albert J. RipicciGreenwich Comment Today, on the anniversary of 9/11, Americans across the country will reflect on and commemorate the senseless loss of life at the World Trade Center. They will also denounce the heinous act of terrorism that led to this tragedy. As with most catastrophes, there is a tendency to place our […]
THE BEGINNING / ANTIGUA and beyond
July, 1980 Journal of Albert J. Repicci While having lunch with a buddy on the shore of Greenwich Harbor that July afternoon, I let slip my intention to someday go on a foreign mission or dental project. As soon as the words escaped my lips I knew I was drawn into a contract with myself. […]