Pontificus Minimus Opines
Observations, opinions, and commentary on life and culture
Be a Thankful Southerner, Not a Bitter One
Thankful Southerner Magical Madge captures another beautiful sunset on Moon Lake, Mississippi ©2016 The Delta Bohemian® Martin Luther King, Jr. said “never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” This constitutes...
A Prayer for a Friend
By Poor William RADIOLAND VIDEO A Prayer for a Friend Friend, I am ashamed to say I hardly know you for I’m ‘sposed to know you well. I call you friend...
Delta Design
Memphis Zoo. June 2015. Photo by Poor William By POOR WILLIAM “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell...
JIGGERS
Poor William wondering about his jiggers. By POOR WILLIAM RADIOLAND VIDEO Though not a Greek god, I have been compared to Buddha and I am willing to devour my fair share...
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Thirteen
Ice on Limbs in Friars Point, MS By WILLIAM PRENTISS “Judge not that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure...
I Hate Damning God
Moon over the Mississippi Delta By PONTIFICUS MINIMUS “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes...
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Twelve
Sunset over the Mississippi Delta on a very cold winter day. ©2015 Photo by Billy Howell By WILLIAM PRENTISS I lie here mortally disconnected to humanity, only God! Sis, not...
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Eleven
Poor William with his back to the sun. ©2014 DELTA BOHEMIAN® By WILLIAM PRENTISS My world is obsidian; it was formerly gray splintered by veiny shafts of ochre spasmodically penetrating...
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Ten
Hawk and jet vapor trail over the Mississippi Delta By WILLIAM PRENTISS I no longer have use for money, material possessions, or tangibles associated with not being in a presumed coma....
Mornings with Tolstoy – Day Nine
Sunrise in the Mississippi Delta. ©2014 THE DELTA BOHEMIAN® By WILLIAM PRENTISS Prior to being in a suspended state due to a brutal attack, I thought I possessed a highly developed,...