Housewife-Poets
There she is with the coffee
Always the coffee
Bitter
And so much to drink
And drink it she must
After all she paid for it… Read more
January 2023
On Pilot Lights
The first time I saw a fire’s flame, I stood on the second floor of a third-story row home in my favorite place – my grandmother’s kitchen. The small space … Read more
This Poem’s the GOAT
It is what it is which isn’t
as obvious as it might seem.
Could be your answer
if you’re being cross-
examined for doing the right thing
such as leaving … Read more
Our Ukraine
The war in Ukraine, a tale of pain,
Mobilization, preparations for war again,
Initial engagements, battles fierce,
Crimea taken, hearts filled with tears.
Escalation, the fighting intensifies,
Separatists supported by … Read more
On Take-Offs and Layoffs
The news fuels take-offs – crypto rising, Southwest rebooking,
weapons trading, and lay-offs – alphabets, bladders, and cinemas
trending. The United States Supreme Court claims it’s unable to
identify the … Read more
On Winning the Game of Life
The game of Life has origins of perennial
debate. Tales of Romeo and Juliet,
Big Bang theories, and Milton Bradley reprints delight.
The Game of Life in board game form … Read more
A New Year’s Prayer
If I could make a wish
(any longed-for dream at all)
I wish for you
the awakening
of your tenderness
toward all beings
on this
our fragile planet.
Let our … Read more
“Immigrant’s Mnemonic”
I arrived an alien now.
In a different culture,
will I lack nurture or admittance? I don’t share
religion, rites, in spite of rights with you.
My language languishing as … Read more
We Could Have Been Freedom Fighters
It’s the Solstice & I visit Diana
in her home above agate-strewn shores
obscured by eucalyptus trees
and clouds, dense and gray as tanks
The shortest day of the year … Read more
Color of the Year ~ Viva Magenta
There are those washed-out days, ones my mom would
call the days of looking drained, colorless, as washed out
as bleached linen, the aftermath of sleeplessness and sadness,
the palette … Read more
Crypto: a new word for Ponzi (or Pyramid)
It’s right there in the name
if you’re capable of … Read more