I Voted for Ramona

I voted for Ramona And for every person of color Who has experienced overt or subtle racism Who has … Continue reading I Voted for Ramona

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Ocean of Peace

I remember as a little child I was afraid of the bogeyman He was under my bed He was outside … Continue reading Ocean of Peace

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Where does the creative impulse come from? How does one lay “claim” to any of it? A bio–? Why does … Continue reading On writing a bio…

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I don’t know you And I can’t understand There just seems to be something intrinsically wrong A shell too thick … Continue reading Charleston Church Murderer

Poems

When the last veil falls All that remains is spaciousness All that remains is freedom Boundless, peaceful, silent The … Continue reading Last Veil

Poems

Poems

Puzzles We seek, we search For the right color For the right shape For the right fit… All the individual … Continue reading Puzzles

Stillness Alone with the need To fill the emptiness Not with the known Or knowable Or sayable Mindless, Mute, Blind … Continue reading Belly of Jelly

Seven billion pairs of human eyes Can’t reflect Your brilliance For You can only be known In the Grace of … Continue reading Pure Acceptance

I don’t remember growing these wings But I do remember the slow crawl Of day to day existence To work, … Continue reading I Don’t Remember Growing These Wings

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I danced in Yellowstone beneath twin rainbows And swam naked under the Burney falls I’ve been cross country skiing in … Continue reading My 60 Years

Stay safe in your little room The room with 2 windows To watch the world But that wasn’t my fate … Continue reading So Simple

The lungs receive Her breath Then gently let it go The heart keeps time To Her ebb and flow … Continue reading Silence Swallows Sound

Once I was torn Between basking in the sun And hiding in the shadows I learned that Darkness offers … Continue reading Reflected Light (poem)