Larry Chrispyn passed away Feb 19, 2017 We will salute the Poet and honor his memory with readings from his works. Dedicate a poem, share a memory, tell a Larry story, say farewell.... Remember Larry Chrispyn.
I started writing poetry in graduate school, the same hour that I started Zen meditation. I am fanatic about fitness and have been exercising daily for over 31 years. I have studied the healing uses of herbs for 43 years and taught private classes in Maui and San Diego.
Two of my poems were translated into Ukrainian and twice into Russian. This is not a big deal as it might sound.
I taught Humanistic and Existential Psychology at a university in New Jersey for two years. I am very happy to have taken early retirement from the US Post Service where I worked with computers and as a General Expediter. Now I am a full time poet.
My themes include: humor, animals, my dad, growing up in Indiana, nature, runners, infatuations and lost love.
I have traveled: four continents, 31 countries, 49 states and crossed the USA 61 times.
Christina Hutchins is my mentor and she has influenced my poetry more than any poet, living or dead.
This poem was translated into Ukrainian, and into Russian twice. The first translation was part of a University project in Ukraine.
Your Mona Lisa Smile
I have seen the Mona Lisa hanging in the Louvre
I have viewed the Sistine chapel and El Prado too
and I know for certain
no work of art compares
to the work of art of God
to the loveliness of you
Larry A Chrispyn
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