The flag has been
dropped
stars trampled into bloody stripes
by a bull kicking up dust

Suture the tattered banner
with gold thread
before the colors can be burned

The fabric will be stronger
because of its scars   [Read more…]

Today
there was no teargas in Syntagma Square
just tears swallowed by the austere protest
of laid off workers
forced to lie all night
outside sleeping churches

No loud speakers
just nails hammered into stone
by the old guards’ shoes
guarding the cenotaph beneath parliament   [Read more…]

In a village
sheltered by mountains of family
a groom is dressed for his wedding

The stubbled face of youth
Is lathered and shaved
the suit of a new man
presented
the boy buttoned up forever
inside a white shirt   [Read more…]

A clap of thunder
And unripened lemons drop
From orchards of clouds   [Read more…]

A stealthy downdraft
whips up the green bladed leaves
mows through sparrow’s song
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NAKED MOON

Naked moon looks down
From his Byzantine blue face
Raises an eyebrow   [Read more…]

Unexhumed boulders shatter
ground trembles
lakes change color
fumaroles billow

Herniated peaks rupture
earth throws itself into sky   [Read more…]

Between
amplified wings of flowers
. electric hives
comb bee blossoms   [Read more…]

When my father
looked at me
he saw the arms
he lost as a child

I never swam fast
or hit hard enough
to knock myself out of a match
I couldn’t win   [Read more…]

Overnight
airbursts

A city
on another continent explodes

By morning
the reflective wave
blasts through a local coffee house
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A mosque
may also be a church
if the beholder’s eyes
can marry minaret to
round-arched windows

If two houses of worship
can grow together

Minds
can mirror architecture   [Read more…]

Prior to surgical intervention
complete a thorough examination
of the subject

Note critical anatomical features
essential to survival
ignorantly puncturing a major artery
has terminal implications
that must be avoided   [Read more…]