Vibrant face of depression
Another flick, a spark
once more awakened the past
Illustrating memories
are alive and always last
I recall your visage with
its veins, … Read more
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Precious Gemstones
Precious stones held a symphony
In the darkness of the sky.
Music played all around.
Gemstones cut by God above,
Impressive to the naked eye.
The stars glittered for all. … Read more
Climate Change
Jogging uphill
during the first week
of Spring I pick a scene
for you:
native frangipani,
nasturtiums, no, freesias
out of verge-grass thick
with honey;
bees worry
fireweed left behind… Read more
To Jeremiah, Who Mourned the Calamitous Earth
“They covered their heads . . . because of the stricken soil.”
Jeremiah 14: 3-4
You knew nothing
of spinning planets,
the ocean’s cyclical fevers,
meanders of the trade winds,… Read more
A Dickens Of A Time
Please sir, may I have some more
Air cover, tanks, defense systems,
Handshakes in good faith, a strong
Message of support? May I come,
Cap in hand and all that,… Read more
Seeing Myself as a Mayan Mother
Thousands of years ago,
Mayans built superhighways
connecting impressive cities
later abandoned, now buried
beneath miles of jungle.
Like the dinosaur demise,
scientists can only speculate
what happened to the … Read more
Choose Your Own Adventure Fallacies
As a kid, I’d consume the Choose Your Own
Adventure series with a velocity I was regularly
told was unbecoming. The ability to execute
choice (no matter how minute) and … Read more
You are the eyes that see and dream
You see things in front of us:
The little big things that fill our lives,
Yet you dream of different ways of being
That we will never live to see.… Read more
Betelgeuse Is Dying
Betelgeuse, we are told, is dying –
on the verge of a supernova
dimmer, now brighter, shape-shifting
toward its own inevitable end.
Will it become another “guest” star
like those … Read more