Tag Archives: legacy

Revisit: The Next . . .

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Published on December 19th, 2012, this is a very important post.  One that I wish I remembered before today since I think it holds even more true today.  We keep looking for the ‘next’ person to take the mantle of … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Legacy Interrupted

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem stems from a thought I always had.  People are born with talents, but not everyone gets to either discover them or use them to their fullest.  Society simply isn’t designed to let the majority reach their full potential.  … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: If This Was My Last Day

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Guess I had a lot of downers in ‘I’ section.  Then again, is anyone surprised that I wonder about my own legacy?  I write stories with destined heroes and question if free will is stronger or weaker than destiny.  I … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Dust on the Road

Posted on May 4, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is a small poem and I don’t know what made me write it.  Clearly, it’s about a person who used to be rich and is now fading away.  Maybe I was going for the fact that it doesn’t matter … Continue reading →

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Should Author’s Want a Legacy?

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Charles Yallowitz

This is something that I seem to be at odds with when I bring it up with other authors.  I might just be explaining things wrong.  Then again, I might just have a different goal when it comes to my … Continue reading →

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Reasons for Writing (Poem Set 1)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Fame Sweet taste of admiration As all eyes fall upon your work Setting your heart aflame Justifying your existence No longer a nameless wordsmith You have stepped from the shadows To claim your spotlight Fortune Clinking of coins in your … Continue reading →

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From the Vault: Man of Verse or Volume

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was written when I was considering turning Legends of Windemere into a poetry series.  Basically, telling the story through poems with each main character having their own style.  A poetic ‘Peter and the Wolf’ so to speak.) The great … Continue reading →

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Fear of Death

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Our feared companion Always by our side Driving humanity to greatness We attempt to thwart him Extending our breath To keep his scythe at bay A constant chill When we imagine our legacy Worried what we leave behind Will we … Continue reading →

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Poem from the Vault: If This Was My Last Day

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Long before I stepped onto WordPress, I did a personal challenge on Tumblr.  One poem a day for an entire year.  I’ve put some of them up throughout my time here, but I think I’m going to toss up more.  … Continue reading →

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Character Interview: Vixen Callindor

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

Within the pages of Legends of Windemere: Allure of the Gypsies, you get to meet the Callindor family.  It wasn’t easy to choose who to pull for this interview.  Talos Callindor is a legend and trained his grandson Luke to … Continue reading →

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