A gathering of elders from the local rest home is out for a walk after dusk on canes and walkers admiring roses and lilies
They weren’t talking at all, back… Deep in that house, conceiving the… they weren’t talking at all, back… And they’re not talking at all, ri… Still in that house, rearing their…
One has to be careful campaigning door-to-door. One doesn’t know who’s behind any door. Could be someone
The kitchens of Auschwitz are belching again. Ancient chefs, puffed hats askew, storm once more
If I knew I’d live forever I’d never send a poem out. No poem ever comes with ten fingers and ten toes so I’d keep revising, add
The late Justice Scalia, a strict conservative on the Supreme Court, would have voted in favor of prayer
Old Sol hires young Abdul, a refugee, to cut his grass and we… Saul tells his neighbor Old Paddy young Abdul does a good job and has a wife and three kids
He wants to be fair to both sides because there’s an election coming soon so he tells his side every day
Praise for Him coming from us is like the bark of a terrier at the foot of his master
The teacher tells the third grade the order of the seasons cannot be changed. Summer, fall, winter, spring arrive in order, then start over.
The story goes Pa met Ma in the city when he drove a truckload of pigs to market. She was the young waitress who served him cup after cup of coffee and gave him three eggs instead of ju...
Millie calls the hotel at midnight to tell Willie he didn’t do anythi… It’s the way he didn’t do anything… that’s the problem because a man d… send a girl yellow roses on Valent…
I have a friend, old and retired, who keeps busy helping the poor. Let’s call him Ted because he wants to remain anonymous. Some of his ideas, he says, wouldn’t make many of his neighbo...
You were gone when I got home at midnight from a double shift. Now you’re back,
Fred brought his old comic books and some hard candy to a food pant… and didn’t think much about it. Just a different kind of donation. Maybe somebody would want them.