Mick Jagger’s Birthday
Image of the sunrise on my street by David Chorlton
A long first look
glides down the street toward Four Peaks
and the awakening sky. It’s a friendly
view; sun … Read more
July 2023
WHERE DID THAT GOD GO?
Image: Public domain, via CNN
That God asked us to make ourselves an ark of cypress
And interiorize it with grand rooms
This god had an aging fishing vessel ready … Read more
Phoenix Summer 2023
My feet are burning like sausage in a skillet
with eggs, sunny side up,
I poured my coffee early, but I can’t enjoy the aroma or warmth,
so I let … Read more
What Peter Nero Said
We shall play ‘Tea for Two’ – my right hand will be playing ‘Tea for Two’ while my left hand will play Tchaikovsky’s Fifth.
Maybe Nero was right about our … Read more
To Jeremiah, Who Mourned the Calamitous Earth
“They covered their heads . . . because of the stricken soil.”
Jeremiah 14: 3-4
You knew nothing
of spinning planets,
the ocean’s cyclical fevers,
meanders of the trade winds,… Read more
Determined to Survive
So long
and determined
they had chiseled
at the tree,
which despite their best efforts
to stymie her growth,
had grown both
tall and strong.
But,
they stood determined
year … Read more
Crush Depth
Rich man’s ease devolves
to boredom, then to restless
annoyance, propelling high-priced,
high-risk adventures, in places
high or low, as chance may offer
and fate may choose—the “I-only”
ego can … Read more
The Sky is Blue
I walked the dark tunnel in shades of grey,
followed my friends’ voices into the day.
What is this brightness, warm upon my eyes?
No longer caged, my hopes, my … Read more
A Dickens Of A Time
Please sir, may I have some more
Air cover, tanks, defense systems,
Handshakes in good faith, a strong
Message of support? May I come,
Cap in hand and all that,… Read more