The World Can Be a Better Place

Yes, there are innumerable reasons to feel worseAnd I’m not just talking about what’s going on in the worldSome of … More

If you know, you know

“The American people have spoken”I’m American peopleSeldom ‘Herd’ I have voted in 13 presidential elections. My candidate has won 6 … More

The arid deluge comes down

Summertime in Vilas ParkShe loves picnics, he does notHer idea of a picnic lunch is cheeseFrench bread, wine, and fruit … More

Well Played

The old woman, a pale red scarf tied around her head, dealsMany cards out slowly, face up, in front of … More

The Best of the Past Needs To Be Repeated

Now is the time to show we’ve listenedHeard our ancestors who spoke and still speakPerched rocking, brilliant in their ever … More

The Book of Time

He held the book that had been hard to find and might be harder to read. The old man in … More

Daylight Night

Daylight struggled to break through all morningInto the afternoon the clouds hold onStubbornly extending their unwelcome stayRaining down on us … More

Gone

I heard about it by word of mouth, you knowThe way gossip starts small as within a familyThen blows outward … More

This Burning Wait

It consumes all of me is a dreamSinging red, yellow, and orangeAutumn’s dying days dance all downIn Korea choir the … More

Autumn in Korea

Fade in place awayRain turn to mist in warm touchPhoto glowing giftsNo buried king’s goldMore treasured than you burningA face … More