After the poetry reading the lights go on and a lady under a big hat rises behind dark sunglasses and asks the poet why
It took awhile to find Osama. It will take awhile to find the Briton with his knife in the desert of Iraq. They may bring him back
Phil went to Memorial Park yester… on his crutches and saw new crosse… in the ground commemorating vetera… Must be a hundred more than last y… HIs brother’s cross is there, in…
Granny watches nature in the city from her window after the nurse takes her tray away. She likes to watch the bird feeder grandson Ahmad hung for cardinals,
I have a new email address. Old one may work for awhile but like life, it can stop at any time… One problem so far. This new address sends emails
A neighbor lady I hadn’t seen in a year I heard was bedridden. Her former husband dropped by, asked if I’d to take in her trash… when I brought in my own.
Miss Goody Two-Shoes’ sweaters aren’t too tight, skirts aren’t too straight and heels aren’t too high. She’s a swan gliding
The kitchens of Auschwitz are belching again. Ancient chefs, puffed hats askew, storm once more
A moment ago, in a flicker of pique, with a wave of the hand, I dispersed them. Glorious birds,
Jesus, can we talk? Some folks say you’re coming back any day now but many of them have been saying that for years. They say it could happen tomorrow, or maybe next week, and they’ve al...
If you live in North Dakota it’s hard to get all hot about global warming in the winter while you watch the snow clog your wipers and you
No, Freddie can’t say he mourned when his father died and his father’s third wife found Freddie’s number and gave him a call to give him the news. His father had been responsible, worke...
A poor man comes to the door after the storm last winter and asks if he can have something to eat if he shovels the walk. You say forget about the snow.
Lamentations loud amid the tears following Orlando. Another call to take guns from people
On their 50th anniversary Sammy gave Dolly a necklace and told his darling wife that if they lived long enough one of them would wake