After you say "I am" everything else is subject to interpretation. . .

who am i?

there is not much to tell,
beyond my poems. (though
fact and fiction mingle there)
clerk in holy orders, poet,
photographer, fishermen,
mystic, realist, romantic,
observer, social critic,
voracious reader.
read everything: novels, poetry, cereal boxes, german theologians in translation. . .
some favored poets: yeats, thomas, elliot,
least favorite reading: german theologians in translation
music: classical, jazz, folk---
i can tell good metal from bad metal.
three kids. . . which is why
i can tell good metal from bad metal.
liar, truth seeker,
as my bio says:
a preacher,
and
a poet,
and
a problem when....