Poor Williams Whims
Faith, struggle, and reflections from the margins
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...
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?
A trio of Castaways ` Deak Harp, Lou Haze, Poor William in the Mississippi Delta. “Are our only true and faithful companions castaways?” John Ruskey, on the river, Oct. 2014...
A Thanksgiving Cogitation
Soybean field in the Mississippi Delta A Thanksgiving Cogitation Poor William reflects on thankfulness. WATCH THE VIDEO The music in the video is called “Mississippi” by Eric Tingstad from his new...
Mississippi Delta Sunset with Delta Dog Gunny
Mississippi 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...
Who Defines Crazy
Photo by Poor William ©DELTA BOHEMIAN By Poor William “Me thinks the whole world is crazy except me and thee; and sometimes I wonder about thee.” — Old Quaker saying...
Law and Order Matters
Police officers in downtown Clarksdale in front of Red’s Lounge on Sunflower Avenue. By Poor William “At his best, man is the noblest of all animals: separated from law and...
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...
Longhaired Republicans, Politics and Facebook Rants
train tracks in the Mississippi Delta By POOR WILLIAM Wow! What a week it has been for Facebook pontificators, polarizing politicians, and armchair pundits: Bibi Netanyahu’s speech to the house about...