Harry and Grace had a carousel of marriage while it lasted. There were arguments galore and children by the score or so the neighbors thought
You see things at the rest home you don’t expect to see. New veteran in his Korea cap is whipping everyone else in pool. He never has to bend over
Outside, the still of crickets. Inside, petals of a cold sore foliate,
The kitchens of Auschwitz are belching again. Ancient chefs, puffed hats askew, storm once more
Hearts are stopping faster than usual among people I know and people I don’t married to other people
Since kindergarten Darius and Cla… have ridden the same bus to school from the city to way out in the su… They’re the only black kids in 8th… Their schoolmates have welcomed th…
He was predictable all those years going home after work doing odd jobs around the house
She could sing, dance, and act but picking a man was a problem. She didn’t complain or explain just worked hard for the money, an Unsinkable Molly Brown.
The two religions differ in a number of ways Insha’Allah! Alleluia! There’s a radical difference especially in their martyrs.
Tonight I can’t sleep so I ponder the universe and all the planets around me swirling in syncopation with me on one of them
Pete’s never needed anything from childhood on. His parents had it all and gave it to him so it’s hard for him to understand why
Faye gives Fred next door her sister’s number to call in case Faye dies. Faye’s 94 and feels okay. Her sister’s 90 and Fred’s
There are Merry-Go-Rounds on Main Street all over America. They hide in storefronts offering payday loans to people who can’t borrow money anywhere else.
A little boy from the city down on the farm for a day wanders away to look at the sheep and finds a bull
If I knew I’d live forever I’d never send a poem out. No poem ever comes with ten fingers and ten toes so I’d keep revising, add