The Musings of T. C. Worthe: As Presented by C. N. Cantelon

By C.N. Cantelon

This is a collection of writings under the pen name, T. C. Worthe, which were posted over a period of time on the bulletin board at Lewis and Clark College, or on a Facebook blog as T. C. Worthe, written by C. N. Cantelon using the name as a joke, meaning Two Cents Worthe. They are mostly poems, or short prose musings on a variety of subjects pertinent to American life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Jul 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9781490741109

C.N. Cantelon

I studied writing in the late 1960's at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, taking classes from William Stafford, Vern Rutsala and James Liddy, among others. I earned my BA in Literature there, then went on to get an MA in English Literature fom the University of Southern California. I began publishing individual poems in magazines and anthologies during that time. I didn't pursue publishing until 2014, when I had my first book, "Continuity," published. Since then, I have published three more books of poetry and prose with Trafford. "Mind Music" will probably be my last.

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Copyright 2014 C. N. Cantelon.

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These following entries are from the musings attributed to T.C. Worthe, Poet of the 60’s. They cover a variety of subjects and appear in the form of poems or short comments, presented in no particular order. – C.N. Cantelon

Should I claim certainty,

I fool myself.

Nothing is so sure as

The transcendence of perspective.

Even looking back

Has its angles and reflections.

My memory falters with time.

What, once, seemed sure

Is, now, softened and weakened.

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If all we have is the present,

Should we not feed it to keep it?

Let your present be filled

With the foods of love and compassion,