In our tent we hear whippoorwills happy to see dawn dismiss the night Donal Mahoney

The weather report the night before said a foot of snow maybe more, heavy and wet.

Sheep are by a goat while cattle are like swine, prodded, ye… cattle go by hammer while swine are by the hind leg hung then swung about to spigot.

Ten years later he still mourns the death of his friend, Bill, such a smart man he could talk to

Bill’s a conservative upset that Meals on Wheels and Medicaid face possible cuts in America’s budget. He yells to colleagues

Around his navel this morning a halo, a red stipple Hopkins would love: “Glory be to God for dappled thin… It’s a gift from this woman

It was stupid of Walt not to show it to Joan before they got married but he was too shy. He had no idea

White privilege it’s called and re… I learned its name although I’ve… white as a sheet for decades. Like breathing and eating I take white privilege for granted.

The soup kitchen opens an hour late. The rain finally stops and the hungry file in. They’ve had a long wait.

Walking very slowly, ancient Wall… right behind his ancient Molly who… stepping down the garden path, her first time out in weeks, wobbly still on her new knee.

A friend in England rings me up and we talk about this and that. He asks if my president’s in touch with all that’s going on and I say he should be in touch, going to

You were a little older than three the day your father taught you how to pee, standing up. Your father trumpeted your triumph and your mother laughed in the kit…

There never was anyone like Ali between the ropes or facing the public. In the ring and out