The half note of moon
composes a sonata
on high tension lines [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces : Umbra
Of the three shadows
only umbra hoards all light
dispenses darkness [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces : Hot Air
Wind inflated bag
once feared by crows is gashed
airless against gutter [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces : Invasion
Air is sucked from the lungs
of missing sons and fathers
exit wounds wail
air raid sirens
Fleeing echoes
collapse
on tears of olive trees
Still listening for a bird’s song
to sound the all clear [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces : Small Talk
Wealthy patrons complain
about the absence of ice buckets
in nightclubs:
Bloated small talk
that melts glaciers [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces: The Bottom of Light
Sun and sea collude
clouds of shallow representations
Demand loyalties
that encrust the suspended
with density
that drags last gasps under
just to get
get to the bottom
of light [Read more…]
Border Angels: The Power of One
Enrique Morones’ fight for justice and human dignity
There are many reasons for reading Border Angels The Power of One by Enrique Morones with Richard Griswold del Castillo. It includes powerful border stories and photographs that give a face to the many hurdles confronting those who come to El Norte.
Some of the stories come from mothers or other family members who have not heard from or seen their grown children for months or years. Immigration is the hot issue today. Do those who speak against undocumented workers know the hardship and pain the families face? [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Alien
You don’t see me
I am not here
my face isn’t recognized by
the algorithms of state
Being
called into question by manipulated geography [Read more…]
Millennials Are a Beautiful Sight to See
Millennials. So many of us see them as lazy, naïve, un-motivated “Me-Me-Me” kinds of human beings who somehow threaten to bring the world to an apocalyptic end – all while taking a selfie.
But from all I’ve ever seen, it’s the millennials, the 20 year olds and 30 year olds — and to think of it, the 40 year olds — of any time who are at the forefront of societal change.
I mean, Thomas Jefferson was thinking, “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” when he was 33.
On behalf of the Lakota Sioux people, Sitting Bull — a spring chicken at the time, and being no Tonto — said to the powers-that-be: “Reservations? I don’t think so!” [Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces: In-Security
Dirty hands
in latex gloves
spreading legs
fondling bodies
fingering satchels of sweaty underwear
reading other people’s mail
[Read more…]
Geo-Poetic Spaces: Heaven
The sky falls in waves
yellow sun set in sandstone:
Heaven is on earth [Read more…]
The Perversity of Success and the Case to Be Made for Failure
We are taught that Success is always the preferred outcome.
I dare propose otherwise ….
Contrarily,
It is my considered belief
that a reduction in world suffering
could be directly attributed to a failure of intent. [Read more…]
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