Still Standing
Description
Still Standing
Poems of Presence, Weight, and Love That Does Not Move
Some people do not get to step away.
There is work to do. People to care for. Responsibilities that remain whether we are ready for them or not.
Still Standing is a collection of poems about what it means to stay present in a life that rarely resolves neatly. These poems explore fatherhood, marriage, friendship, aging, faith, grief, work, memory, and the quiet acts of love that often go unnoticed.
Written with honesty and restraint, the poems move through hospital rooms, courtrooms, family dinners, sleepless nights, church pews, childhood memories, and ordinary moments that reveal extraordinary truths. At the heart of the book is a simple belief: love is not measured by what it says, but by what it continues to do.
From caring for a nonverbal daughter, to remembering parents and ancestors, to reflecting on sacrifice, responsibility, and hope, Still Standing offers a portrait of a life lived not through grand gestures, but through daily acts of endurance and devotion.
These poems are for anyone who has carried more than others could see, remained when leaving would have been easier, and discovered that strength is often quieter than the world imagines.
Still Standing is a book about presence, weight, and the kind of love that stays.
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Person
Bill Boundroukas is an attorney, writer, and lifelong seeker of meaning who blends the worlds of law, faith, and storytelling. For decades, his work in the courtroom has been grounded in clarity and truth, but his heart has also been drawn to the unseen ? to the moments of stillness, memory, and love that shape a life.
The Flame Beyond Time grew out of visions, dreams, and lived experience, inspired most profoundly by his daughter Katerina, who has never spoken a word yet has been a voice of sacred silence in his life. Through her presence, he discovered that silence is not emptiness but fullness ? a presence that can transform those who encounter it.
Bill writes not for fame or profit, but to help others see the world differently ? to open a window where beauty and hope can be glimpsed in unexpected places. His work moves quietly, like a whisper passed hand to hand, carrying the flame he was given into other lives.
When not writing, Bill continues his legal practice in Illinois, serves his community, and cherishes the gift of family, faith, and the Ferris wheel ride of life.
