An independent literary and philosophical publication
of essays, reflections, and poetry by R. Meskill.
THE MESKILL REPORT ☼
Perspectives Report
Observational writing, essays, and poetry
exploring how perspectives shape our reality.
Faith & Meaning Report
Reflections, prayers, and meditations
on faith and the search for meaning.
RECENT WRITING
SHORT FORM POETRY
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01 · City Nights
City nights in rain
Lights reflecting on the street
Peace in the chaos
haiku | 01 -
![Haiku 02 · Freedom]()
02 · Freedom
Freedom is falling
Freedom is rising back up
Freedom, the unknown
haiku | 02 -
![Haiku 03 · Purpose]()
03 · Purpose
Purpose is pulsing
The heart intensely beating
Engulfed in passion
haiku | 03 -
![Haiku 04 · Renewal]()
04 · Renewal
First sun of summer
Glowing rays of light and hope;
Renew us again.
haiku | 04 -
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For when you lost someone
Our world is not the same without you,
But heaven is better with you there.
A part of us left the Earth that day,
But part of you stayed with us here.
memorial poem · elegiac quatrain -
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On Living Fully
To have emotional intensity like the sun burning on the hottest day,
To be as volatile as a volcano on the verge of eruption,
To feel as though your heart may burst at any moment;
This is to have war in your body and yet be at peace with yourself
For you know you are living fully.
philosophical lyric poem in free verse
