No poetry in the Inauguration— Words meant to dance with hope and healing Fall short of lifting souls from the noise of hate, Drowned in the dissonance of yesterday’s wounds. What do we mean when we say good morning? We are more than electric sockets, Receiving and disbursing the electrons, We have dreams, Songs to … Continue reading Good Morning
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River’s Tears
My son died on April 23, 1990.He was 20, a sophomore at Amherst College, Amherst, MA A knock on the door in the late evening, and two officers in uniformWith the message shut closed all my doors—the evening got darker,Darker than the black hole. I was thrown into the Mariana trench. My love was torn … Continue reading River’s Tears
In Mid-Summer
The spring flirtation is gone by, In the mid-summer cosmoses dance In the bright sun after downpour, Alliums fade, Day lilies count days Before the school starts. Between yesterday and tomorrow Today finds its way to move forward, In spite of the weight Of shadowy yesterday— Scars marked with weal, And nostalgic comfort of … Continue reading In Mid-Summer
Ring of Fire 