Tag: Mortality

Reading Whitman on the Eve of a Fragile Ceasefire

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

A Whitmanesque meditation on crisis from a life made in the Gulf.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged ceasefire, Covid-19, crisis, digital communication, displacement, empathy, everyday life, Expat life, freedom, geopolitics, global interconnectedness, government alerts, Gulf region, home and belonging, human connection, Mortality, pandemic, Qatar, resilience, social media, surveillance, Uncertainty, Walt Whitman, war and conflict, witness

Hiking Seven Rila Lakes with My Youngest

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 Conan KmiecikLeave a comment

A meditation on endurance and the quiet reckoning of age, set against the mist and chill of Bulgaria’s highlands.

Posted in Blog, WritingsTagged adventure, Aging, Balkan Travel, Bulgaria, Contemporary Poetry, Endurance, Europe, Father and Son, hiking, Human Condition, Legacy, Mortality, Narrative Poem, nature, poetry, reflection, Rila Mountains, Seven Rila Lakes, Travel, Travel Poem

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