Poor Williams Whims
Faith, struggle, and reflections from the margins
Be a Thankful Southerner, Not a Bitter One
Martin Luther King, Jr. said “never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.” This constitutes sage advice from a peace-loving man. If I am not thankful when I have lots to...
Sunflower River Flood in Clarksdale and Coahoma County
SUNFLOWER RIVER FLOOD VIDEO IN POST By Poor William And the rains came tumblin’ down…March saw epic flooding in our celebrated corner of the universe—The Mississippi Delta. Tragically, during the...
CASTAWAYS – Our Only True And Faithful Companions?
“Are our only true and faithful companions castaways?” John Ruskey, on the river, Oct. 2014 Castaway: A shipwrecked person, an outcast, or anything cast adrift or thrown away. Last year at...
A Thanksgiving Cogitation
A Thanksgiving Cogitation Poor William reflects on thankfulness. ⬇️ WATCH THE VIDEO ⬇️ (more…)
Who Defines Crazy
By Poor William "Me thinks the whole world is crazy except me and thee; and sometimes I wonder about thee." -- Old Quaker saying Irv: “Do you think there ought...
Mississippi Delta Sunset with Delta Dog Gunny
By Poor William VIDEO and PHOTO GALLERY “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on...
Law and Order Matters
By Poor William “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals: separated from law and justice he is the worst.” -- Aristotle, who was not a dumbass :-)...
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 but...
Delta Design
By POOR WILLIAM “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it...
Longhaired Republicans, Politics and Facebook Rants
By POOR WILLIAMWow! What a week it has been for Facebook pontificators, polarizing politicians, and armchair pundits: Bibi Netanyahu’s speech to the house about Iran, the Selma commemorative march, Hillary’s...
Skinny Jeans, My Ass
By POOR WILLIAM What in sam hill are skinny jeans and why would any man wear ‘em, unless he could? I can’t, so to hell with skinny jeans. Levi’s defines them...
Mississippi Delta Cat Trumps Delta Dog, Every Time
By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi VIDEO Mississippi Delta Dogs are an inescapable, loosely cherished constant in our beloved homeland, but they are not the cat’s meow! Cat will get a fella...