Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Found Haiku
(I'm not sure if these were used in forgotten sequences or ones I never used or posted.)
(I'm not sure if these were used in forgotten sequences or ones I never used or posted.)
lighthouse signal the drizzle of rain on my glasses
spring equinox his eye level with the marble
slow-down heat the turtle shows me how to get along
tv unplugged a guitar with some conversation
pre-birthday jitters I hide all the candles
darkness of winter with one less cloud to decipher
city stoplight one road turns into another
nowhere to somewhere how the trip starts
mom's memoirs the shoebox letters with cedar shavings
away from heidelberg the snow falling in the black forest
spring equinox his eye level with the marble
slow-down heat the turtle shows me how to get along
tv unplugged a guitar with some conversation
pre-birthday jitters I hide all the candles
darkness of winter with one less cloud to decipher
city stoplight one road turns into another
nowhere to somewhere how the trip starts
mom's memoirs the shoebox letters with cedar shavings
away from heidelberg the snow falling in the black forest
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
At Least Someone Knows How To Tweet
spring prayer in the name of the mother, child, and holy ghost
kidnapped girl's escape the hero with ill-fitting shoes and courage
mlk's dream defiled by the walls of prejudice
2020 elections I stock up on tums and ibuprofen
winter fluke how else could the LA rams win
red-shouldered hawk settling on the tallest sycamore
quiet mode I retreat inside another book
a tree bud's faith the days are getting longer
lake ice a couple of herons pairing up by the spillway
snow melt and other sources of inspiration
a chickadee's twitter at least someone knows how to tweet
kidnapped girl's escape the hero with ill-fitting shoes and courage
mlk's dream defiled by the walls of prejudice
2020 elections I stock up on tums and ibuprofen
winter fluke how else could the LA rams win
red-shouldered hawk settling on the tallest sycamore
quiet mode I retreat inside another book
a tree bud's faith the days are getting longer
lake ice a couple of herons pairing up by the spillway
snow melt and other sources of inspiration
a chickadee's twitter at least someone knows how to tweet
Friday, October 26, 2018
The Bruise of Domestic Violence
halloween costume the donald trump mask made in china
a scarecrow's hair hiding the bruise of domestic violence*
mid-term elections viewers in the crossfire of dueling ads
morning drive a squirrel running in the bike lane
marijuana on the ballot voter turnout will be high
kavanaugh hearings we know he's a *true* beer lover
everywhere I look autumn's facebook page
falling temperatures a caravan of geese heading south
*Eureka, MO, Scarecrow Festival
halloween costume the donald trump mask made in china
a scarecrow's hair hiding the bruise of domestic violence*
mid-term elections viewers in the crossfire of dueling ads
morning drive a squirrel running in the bike lane
marijuana on the ballot voter turnout will be high
kavanaugh hearings we know he's a *true* beer lover
everywhere I look autumn's facebook page
falling temperatures a caravan of geese heading south
*Eureka, MO, Scarecrow Festival
Saturday, September 1, 2018
My Life In A Nutshell
the changing silhouette of the heron and the sycamore
comedy writing my life in a nutshell
end of august I peel the voting sticker off the dashboard
squirrely squirrel quarreling with its shadow
the trumputin merger where does one name end and the other begin
flora borealis the garden moon with its own light show
mixed messages the overdue bills and the travel brochures
hurricane in hawaii worse than trump's summer
another carjacking why can't this be "fake news"
free glitter ripples of gold crossing the pond
Sunday, May 13, 2018
backbone of the world's food supply "rural people" speak a universal language*
_______________
*In reference to statements made by John Kelly, White House chief of staff.
"They're overwhelmingly rural people in the countries they come from--fourth-, fifth-, sixth-grade educations are kind of the norm. They don't speak English...They don't integrate well, they don't have skills, Kelly said."
_______________
There are numerous problems with this attitude. First, it's a slap in the face against immigrants and everyone who lives in a rural area.
Second, opportunities are not equal. Education is not free. Certain groups are denied access to education because of their ethnicity or their income level. Immigrants want better opportunities for their children--opportunities that have been denied them.
And finally, since when is farming not a skill? Since when is hard work and honest labor not a skill? Immigrants do assimilate well, and I would argue that most make efforts to learn English.
_______________
*In reference to statements made by John Kelly, White House chief of staff.
"They're overwhelmingly rural people in the countries they come from--fourth-, fifth-, sixth-grade educations are kind of the norm. They don't speak English...They don't integrate well, they don't have skills, Kelly said."
_______________
There are numerous problems with this attitude. First, it's a slap in the face against immigrants and everyone who lives in a rural area.
Second, opportunities are not equal. Education is not free. Certain groups are denied access to education because of their ethnicity or their income level. Immigrants want better opportunities for their children--opportunities that have been denied them.
And finally, since when is farming not a skill? Since when is hard work and honest labor not a skill? Immigrants do assimilate well, and I would argue that most make efforts to learn English.