Found in an old combustible negative: Pink prom chiffon, four-inch heels. Bubble hair. Goodbye. Hey, no make-up, pretty pink lips, faded washed denim hips, dimples and arched brows extensively penciled.
Who are you, jeans with torn knees and expensive sneakers? Goodbye. Hello again, spaghetti-strap tease. 
Fingering my smooth knees under the Duchess table on Sheridan Square.
The…

I must go there to the pen. The computer. My desk. From my wide arched front window which looks out over a busy cul-de-sac full of lost aimless hearts. It is itself a circle. Or part of one. It comes back on itself like life. They come back on themselves like snakes or rings. Strangers…

A Japanese poetic form of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

Bats in our Belfries
Pangolins in their forests
Humans in Lockdown

When I Write A Poem A Day This Lockdown Feels Like It Goes Away If This Virus Lasts A Long Time… I Will Have One Hell Of A Life’s Story On Your Timeline. MESSAGE TO JESUS by Spencer Green I left another message on Jesus’ voice mail asking for some help with the coronavirus He…

As life turns on its head, roles reverse overnight. Years that passed unnoticed, suddenly thrown into sharp relief. In this, our new reality, I sustain her, as she has sustained me: enduringly, consistently, patiently, for over half my lifetime now. And as I hand her the bags, her interface with the outside world, I wonder:…

Spoken by SW: “When you say that you kill in the Name of God or in the name of Allah, You are truly cursing God, for that is not of God. When you say that you hate in the name of God or Allah, You are lying to God, for that is not of our…

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. “

According to Wonder, it was God who gave him the ability and opportunity to rise to the top in the music industry despite his handicap. He said: “Many years ago, there were those who said, ‘Well, you have three strikes against you: You’re black, you’re blind and you’re poor’. But God said to me, ‘I…

Things were going so well Kindness to others Our humanity shining through And then someone lit the blue touch paper “Dont follow the rules, liberate yourselves!’ Gun toting Texans are blocked by a nurse in scrubs on a crosswalk He’s the one who will save your ass when you get sick – That’s if he…