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I Would Find

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Sing to me of the wind. Talk to me of the rain. Where will I be when I see you again? On the sea the strand; I don’t know. I would look for you at the Pyramids, the stelae of of Brittany, mountains and monuments of the […]

Pushing Life

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Saw a woman in a leopard-print jacket, old and slouching along the corridor, the open space which leads to more possible coats. Zebra prints ,with alligator purses, faux, of course, these days, as it should be. Who’ll say how much damage we’ve done and whether our weather […]

Waiting Silently

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Watching my reflection in the window like sitting at a table with myself. What is the other me thinking? He doesn’t have anything to say for himself. Handsome devil that he is, waiting silently for me to speak. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is […]

Life Unexpected

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Seed pods scattered through the woods and across the field. Time alone will cite the yield of whatever nature may allow. I don’t know how such fate is determined. Which seeds falls on moistened earth and which upon a wayward stone. Thrust upward from the land, perhaps […]

Smoke, No Mirrors

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The last weeks of winter smelled like smoke. A chipmunk cheeped on the deck, an alarm, although I could not see any sign of danger. It dashed away into the densest underbrush. Moments later, it darted out, scurried to the fresh birdseed my wife had scattered earlier. […]

One to Watch

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Fireflies flit here to there through the forest, across the meadow. Each shouting see me, love me, I’m the one you want. much like the rest of us, wanting attention saying, I am the one to watch. ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, […]

Come to the Table

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Our dreams drink coffee with us—Joy Harjo Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. Even as they wrap us in a loving or hateful embrace, for our hopes, for our sins. Come to the table sons and daughters, mothers and […]

How We Live

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How will I know when my entrance comes and I’m set to step upon the stage? Will I be a flop or all the rage? What a strange construction. Words in a row signifying, ones upon which I’m relying. Will you take me by the hand? Lead […]

Another Fight

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The procession marches through the city. A solo horn sounds. Yet, life abounds around the moments death has claimed. Children play in the park. They won’t go home until after it grows dark, scurrying towards whistles and the holler of voices, fathers forcing them to make choices […]

Give and Take

People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How my soul sings into the morning, greeting the day with great exuberance. Almost as if I linger in a trance, hidden in the structure of the world’s vast holes. Through all existence, though, my eyes offer no resistance to the image. We are whole, hearty and […]