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Please take the time to read and enjoy my poetry! It is my ongoing project and I am looking forward to translating my poems into Turkish, Portuguese, and French. JFB
Darkness? Be the Light.
If you are surrounded by darkness, you may be the light. Mevlana Rumi There are creatures that live deep within caves Living their...
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Jun 10, 20251 min read
Race: Love Has No Color.
Kindness is colorless. Justice is colorless. Beauty is colorful, All blood is the same color All hearts are the same color Love has no...
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Jun 1, 20251 min read
Your Opinion Matters. You Matter More.
Your Opinion Matters. You Matter More. People have opinions that build walls between them and others A difference of opinion is a great...
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May 29, 20251 min read
Voice of the Birds
The garden was silent but for the voice of the birds They sang, gave love calls, and appeared to bicker and argue. They seemed to play...
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May 29, 20251 min read
Coming Soon! New Book! Beautiful Smiles.
A new book by J.F. Bierlein and Houda Zahid
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Apr 25, 20251 min read
Frequent Flyer
I have a birthday approaching, which means another, YET ANOTHER trip around the sun. Am I now a frequent flyer? Do I get additional...
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Apr 15, 20251 min read
Judge and Jury
Judge not. We are admonished not to judge, because one person is not a jury. Our judgments are made without hearing all the evidence or...
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Apr 8, 20251 min read
Look for the Owl
Like a desert owl. . .like an owl among the ruins. The Bible. Psalm 102:6 Look for the owl. Sometimes it appears in the darkest night....
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Mar 7, 20251 min read
An Ancient Love
The ancient love never dies. Before you or I took our first breath, There was an ancient love That whispered our name. We may have heard...
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Feb 14, 20251 min read
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Feb 3, 20250 min read
Arabic Edition of What Makes Hands Beautiful Coming Soon!
In collaboration with my illustrator and writing partner, Houda Zahid, we are excited to announce the appearance soon of an Arabic...
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Jan 20, 20251 min read
The Harvest Is In.
A winter evening when the gray sky turns to slate and then to black My old cat sleeps on a chair and his sleepiness in contagious. The...
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Jan 17, 20251 min read
Our Solstices
The shortest day, when it is dark for the longest Never lasts Ironic that because of the darkness, the day seems longer. The darkest days...
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Dec 17, 20241 min read
Where do hours go?
Where do hours go when we’ve used them Or wasted them? Where does time go when it is past? Some of it is stored as memory, Others of it...
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Nov 4, 20241 min read
When the Foundation Cracks
Here in Texas, a common thing Is for the house to settle and cause the foundation to crack. The crack can ruin the integrity of the...
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Oct 25, 20241 min read
"RIVER STONES: The Poetry of J.F. Bierlein" is now available on Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK7CX4JV/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2SW1QPLIK86DK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.c7kz2KhlJ6OIVhFxd_0OEJ6uJVaYcis1V8zTOyXA1ahZzd9siBLCW...
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Oct 17, 20241 min read
New book coming: River Stones: The Poetry of JF Bierlein and the 30th anniversary of the publication of Parallel Myths.
October 4, 2023 marks 30 years since my book, Parallel Myths hit the stands. It has sold 100,000+ copies and has been translated into...
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Oct 4, 20241 min read
The Confines of Freedom
Is it Freedom if I am free to do something that takes away the freedom of another? Or is that just selfishness? Is it Freedom to withhold...
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Sep 20, 20241 min read
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