There on the front walk Barely twitching waterbug A gift this morning
I was just telling mom that maybe this year I had finally waited too long to put out the oxalis plant, that there was no sign of life. I think that about every year because I never remember to start … Continue reading →
Waiting room full of Those prepared to pass the time And a loud tv. Loud television Full of advice for others Caring, talking heads. Some books and Kindles IPads, smart phones and laptops And one loud tv. * Mom having … Continue reading →
Out-spread, angry wings Quacking protest against sky Blackbird torments hawk. Buff white, angry wings Bleating protests high wheeling Persistent blackbird Big hawk, really light underwings. Small blackbird everywhere at once. It sounded like a duck quacking, sadly.
In my most evil moments I was convinced that I was doing good, and I was well supplied with systematic arguments. It was only when I lay there on rotting prison straw that I sensed within myself the first stirrings … Continue reading →
Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share in the guilt for the dead.
