Bonanza’s On (by JC)

Summary: A legitimate excuse for holiday procrastination... Category: Bonanza, Poetry Genre: Western Rated: G Word Count: 125 An Ode to Christmas (Think “Jingle Bells”) The eighth day of December I still don't have a tree I haven't bought a single gift Now what is wrong with me? No Christmas cards I've written My kids think … Continue reading Bonanza’s On (by JC) →

Unrequited (by JC)

Synopsis: A poem for the ones not chosen. Rating: G (109 words)

Ponderosa Winter Morn (by JC)

Synopsis: Amid a lingering, lonely winter, Ben glimpses a promise of spring. Rating: G (93 words)

Voyagers (by JC)

Synopsis: A poem of search and discovery, seeking and finding love Rating: PG (49 words)

Stranger in the Night (by JC)

Synopsis: Things are definitely stranger in the night...(A Bonanza Gothic poem inspired by the episode Song in the Dark, with apologies to Edgar Allen Poe). Rating: G (257 words)

The Poetry of Ben and Adam Cartwright (by JC)

Synopsis: With such a well of inspiration from which to draw, one could imagine them putting pen to paper on occasion. Ben’s “Journey to the Sea” is an homage to his three wives; “Girl in the Moonlight” was composed by Adam. Rating: G (290 words)

Remembering (by JC)

Synopsis: Remembering a few of the best-loved things of childhood, among them Little Joe Cartwright. Rating: G (123 words)

The River (by JC)

Synopsis: A poem of farewell and the true meaning of love Rating: G (159 words)

Reprise (by JC)

Synopsis: Actor Jack Richards gets a second chance at the role of a lifetime. Rated: PG Word Count: 11,270

There is a Season (by JC)

Synopsis: This might appear to be a holiday story, which it is in the sense that Bonanza is a Western. In essence, it is the story of a man, one John Patrick Richards (better known as Jack), a retrospective of his life over a span of nearly thirty years – moments of wonder, elation, pride, frustration, helplessness, grief, loneliness, hope and gratitude - pieced together by the common thread of love, and viewed through the lens of Christmas. And in that sense, it is a story for all seasons. Rated: G Word count: 11,093