Do I Dare

On the occasion of the Russian military waging war on Ukraine Is it moral to delight in a rose when war has broken out 6,000 miles away, to call attention to a bird song when buildings collapse under screaming silver, when a baby carriage is pushed six miles to a...

War Living/War Dead

On the occasion of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army In war, the living are convinced of the necessity of hostilities. They live against opposition, each side the enemy of the other. They must win at all costs. Do the war dead feel the same way? In war, the...

What I Know

Studying and studying, so much to learn I learn and also learn there is so much I’ll never know. Then there are the things I know I wish I did not know but need to know. These are dark facts. These are mainly historical,...

Mumble/Muffle/Muzzle

the word world sinks over come by what has taken over a bland blanching sludge buzz   hum   drone white disquietude like cotton, like candy a saccharine brainful a mouthful of dittos

The Chase

over and over on the beach, a little girl chases a sea gull rushing feet flapping wings always the sea bird wins, wins by not losing. the girl wins by losing.