Monthly Archives: March 2016

405 Some questions about Osama May, 2011

Where is Osamas soul now? Secure in Allahs arms? Burning in eternal flames? Sitting under some tree some where, sipping lemon tea, speaking freely with Bolivar, Lenin, Stonewall, Gandhi, Ho Chi Min, Che and other jihadists who fought with all … Continue reading

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404 War Flowers April,2011

Magnolias mired in mud after the sudden spring storm. Pink blossoms, shredded, strewn like lungs, fingers, eyeballs of boys blasted by the freak quirk of battle. At least pity the petals, for the world won’t care to halt the horror … Continue reading

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403 A meeting but not secret April, 2011

Jarring jolt to meet you, suddenly in some public place, a stop-n-shop, a bank lobby, a Cold Stone store. Our moments are personal, planned, etherial, of another world, private sabbaticals. Not of the merchants. Not of the others.

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402 Heavy, heavy hangs March,2011

When something hangs heavy over your head, it isn’t only heavy over your head. It’s wrapped tightly around your throat so you can barely breath, your lungs getting just a cup of the gallons of air you need. The weight … Continue reading

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401 Birthday party March, 2011

Surprise!!!! We don’t give a 3 year old a Happy Birthday party, piled high with enough presents to bury the toddler 3 times over for nothing. Know why we do it? Because we’re 3 years older since she was born … Continue reading

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400!!!!! Pools March 28, 2011 go to #580 for search word list

What matters about the pool is where you play. Wade, sedately, in the three foot section, splash, tentatively, in navel high water, grasp, tightly, the floating line marking the slope into twelve foot depths, duck under the rope, venturing into … Continue reading

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399 Dear ol’ Dad Feb. 23, 2011I

I don’t think Dad was senile while he chased women at the nursing home. Women: Nurses, Patients, Visitors, Mirages. I think he just enjoyed the chase, until, finally, the nice night nurse Nancy put on her Nikes and ran Dad … Continue reading

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398 A dream of a family Feb.2011

Everybody has a family exactly like mine. You know it. Where Grandma Rose and Grand Aunt Gen would love to get at each others throats, but, age crippled from toes to noses and so senile they wouldn’t remember what to … Continue reading

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397 No xeroxed gods Feb. 2011

We each need our own God. Xeroxed epiphanies create talibans and nazis. Why would Divinity need reproductions? Billions of stars create the bright night sky. I will worship my personal crystal of fire. In life times, I will have just … Continue reading

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396 Moonlight on snow Feb. 20, 2011

Dark tree shadow on moon glow snow, a midnights full moon is but a ricochet of the suns light from the other side of earth, like a buddha or a christ, blurred mirror epiphany of progressive divinity, worshiped, revered, beloved, … Continue reading

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