Today was the day to go out and check on the two cats. Did a couple errands on the way and grocery shopped on the way back. Admired the single species crocus in bloom in the front yard and all … Continue reading →
Tides of fear and anger and hatred rise up over and over again and we must rise up too without fear and without anger and without hatred. Not in my name. Be strong enough to resist those easy paths and act with understanding.
Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. Continue reading →
I did a bunch of things unrelated to poetry for most of the day. I guess that’s most days. I did end up with a bowl of a really tasty bean soup made with some leftover lamb and some smoked … Continue reading →
Perhaps we could all take a moment to read this aloud, and to think of what the words meant then, and mean today. Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived … Continue reading →
So many months at home. So many postcards. So many poems going out in the mailbox and quite a number coming into my mailbox too! Here’s the two groups of cards (two “groups” or “months” worth) that I have received … Continue reading →
We forfeit three–fourths of ourselves to be like other people.
