John A. Mills is an ordained minister and endorsed chaplain in the
United Church of Christ and an Associate Chaplain in the Association
of Professional Chaplains. Rev. Mills is currently a hospice chaplain
in New Jersey. In a prior life he was a software engineer and
continues his interest in computing theory and mathematics. His
poetry has been published in various anthologies, including Hidden
Roots, In Just One Day, To Taste Life, Catch the Moment all published
by Penhaligon Page Ltd., and America At The Millennium, published by
the International Library of Poetry. He has also published two poetry
books at http://lulu.com: Living Faerie: Looking for the Green Man,
an anthology of poetry and original art exploring the realm of
faerie, and Mammon: A Poem In Three Acts, a poem-play about the
current economic crisis. He has also composed a variety of poetry
available at http://johnamills.com
old
new
neighbors
ramshackle
beautifully built
side by side on a busy road
poor beat up useless versus rich well–heeled elegant
one house once shelter for the long-suffering, the other now walls for the suffering