Blue: February, 2024 Featured Poem

It has been so rainy and overcast everywhere and especially close to the Pacific. One day this happened! Spring is starting in San Francisco. Blue West, over the oceanthe mackerel sky is ribbedlike a knitted shawl.Sun flames white cloudsinto glowing alabaster. Drifting east, the rows puffand spread like fingersletting the blueness of skypour through. My … More Blue: February, 2024 Featured Poem

Paperwhite Narcissus: January, 2024 Featured Poem

This is the season my hyacinths bloom in their bulb glasses. Some yellow narcissus like tiny daffodils are nestled in large dishes covered with clear marbles and pebbles. Their scent is welcome in winter. This poem is in my third book, All in Measure: A Book of Hours 2020-2022. Bundle up and stay dry for next … More Paperwhite Narcissus: January, 2024 Featured Poem

Border Skirmishes: November, 2023 Featured Poem

Blue Light Press nominated this poem for a Pushcart Award. Editors submit works by six authors each year to Pushcart. I consider even being a Pushcart-nominee an honor! “Border Skirmishes” is the poem that my Editor submitted. As the fragrant lemon blossoms turn into fruit and begin to ripen this winter, we begin the skirmishes … More Border Skirmishes: November, 2023 Featured Poem

My Husband Studies Spanish in the Pandemic: September, 2023 Featured Poem

Dear Friends, This is a pandemic poem you might enjoy which did not fit into my newest book of poetry: All in Measure: A Book of Hours, 2020-2022. You can order the book at any bookstore or online. As I went to Amazon just now for the link I discovered that it is free on … More My Husband Studies Spanish in the Pandemic: September, 2023 Featured Poem