* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
Reminding us, as they witnessed our curiosity about them, that no matter the losses, there’s something fabulous going on at every stage of Life, something to let go of, maybe, but for d...
As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
When you thought me poor, my poverty was shaming. When blackness was unwelcome we found it best that I stay home.
I said to Poetry:"I’m finished with you." Having to almost die before some wierd light comes creeping through
Before I leave the stage I will sing the only song I was meant truly to sing. It is the song of I AM.
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
Word reaches us that you are sleeping, sleeping. Dismayed we have turned to the sea. We encounter among others
Did you ever understand this? If my spirit was poor, how could… Was I depressed? Understanding editing, I see how a comma, removed or inse…
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’