Poems
Tragedy in the News
When the earth heaves and crushes
tens of thousands in seconds, when a wave
drinks an island dry of babies, or fire
sweeps a town into dust, we turn
and … Read more
Skewed Priorities (Is this what you wanted?)
Skies of ink and embers
Sit beyond the flames erupting
Between masses of cement and wood
Of a place, she’d once called home
The ever so fragile
House of carnage… Read more
Summer Creek
stumbling down dry-leaf trails on summer creek
— I dare not touch the water.
fish scales dry on sandy dunes,
on jagged banks like druid runes,
the smell is harsh, … Read more
Ask Your Doctor About
Torn between the vault toilet in one direction and a trail in the other, I, too, want to choose adventure. I want to hike and wander and frolic, intestines weightless, … Read more
Spy Balloon
So, it has come to this:
the sky is filled with treacherous
balloons from the Far East
and I thought the Hindenburg age
had passed
Did you know
that … Read more
Homelessness in Denver
Amidst the bustling streets, where life moves fast,
There walks a man who’s been living in the past.
With an intimate knowledge of Denver’s roads,
He’s spent eleven years … Read more
Welcome to Hustlers University
They insist he’s a hero, a champion of all men.
They insist his word is sacred, an oath to follow.
They insist
They insist
They insist.
They insist her word … Read more
The Challenger Disaster, 1986
Christa McAuliffe didn’t die
in the white plumes we saw on TV,
73 seconds after take-off.
Her death came
in the 2 minutes, 45 seconds
before the capsule
carrying seven … Read more
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