Aboji, a poem to remember Mandela and Moon by Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
I’ve managed to channel my recent sentiments about these men into a poem. It’s effectiveness lies in how one cries out “Madiba” and “Aboji” – and therein is the core essence of the poem. The poem...
View ArticleFrom the Howells, Lloyd (UTS’78) and Donna (UTS’83)
Merry Christmas 2013 From the Howells Hope all is well with you and yours. Here is a recap of this year's highlights. In September Lloyd & Donna took the long-awaited 30th anniversary trip to...
View ArticleMoon over Manhattan, a “poetic tribute” prayer request by Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
My dear friends, I need your help. Do please, once in a while, say a prayer for me as I try, like Sisyphus, to move this large boulder (my poetic tribute to Father’s life) uphill. At times I think its...
View ArticleThe Plowman by Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
The Plowman has come and gone having done the dirty, unseen, backbreaking work; uprooting the trees, hauling the boulders, heaving the rocks, piling them into useful fences. Clearing the land, he...
View ArticleSenryu poetry by Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
Dear friends, I am happy to announce a first place in this year’s Performance Poets Association’s Haiku/Senryu contest. Senryū (川柳?, literally 'river willow') is a Japanese form of short poetry
View Article‘Sleepless in Jerusalem’ and Other Poems by Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
Sleepless in Jerusalem for M, a Jewish friend Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. 121:4 Visiting your ancestral homeland for the first time, you say that you had the best...
View ArticleBook review: Remembering Father ~ Lloyd Howell (UTS’79)
Amazon - Remembering Father This book is about love, and is the author's expression of gratitude for his mentor, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Having experienced love's redemptive and transformative...
View ArticleRemembering Father: A Poetic Tribute ~ Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
By Lloyd Howell To “remember Father” is to remember what it is to love, to remember how to give unconditionally, to remember how to laugh when weary and burdened and how to press on in the face of...
View ArticleAmbassador for Peace: Ibrahim Abu El Hawa ~ Lloyd Howell (UTS’78)
Dear friends, Last October it was my pleasure to host Ibrahim Abu El Hawa, an amazing ambassador for peace from Jerusalem. Many could not attend so I send you this video of what you missed and for...
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