Category: Poetry

A Ukrainian-American Wedding Outside My Window: Featured Poem, January, 2026

January 28, 2026

Living close to a community park in San Francisco gives me the opportunity to enjoy frequent surprises. There were no signs for this wedding, it was just happening. Baby showers occur unexpectedly here and birthday parties. When I see parents stringing up pinatas in tree branches, or people hiding Easter eggs even before any children … More A Ukrainian-American Wedding Outside My Window: Featured Poem, January, 2026

The Atmospheric Rivers: San Francisco Featured Poem, December, 2025

December 25, 2025

This poem is from last year’s run of storms. Since we are between gusts of wind as I type this it seems timely! My Japanese maple and adolescent kumquat trees in pots blew over last night but I have propped them up and gave them other plant friends to huddle with in preparation for tonight. … More The Atmospheric Rivers: San Francisco Featured Poem, December, 2025

Dog Park: Featured Poem, November, 2025

November 26, 2025

Happy Friends-Giving and Happy Thanksgiving and simultaneously – National Day of Morning to commemorate the ignoble history of massacres, disease, and theft of Native lands by European settlers. Important we acknowledge this truth. There is also true that love, family, friends and celebration of harvest are central to our histories and our lives. We find … More Dog Park: Featured Poem, November, 2025

Stars In Our Eyes: October, 2025 Featured Poem

October 28, 2025

Stars are totally beyond our control. What I do or do not do with stars I don’t have to feel responsible or guilty. Politics, climate, 42 million people not getting SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), wars, my latest aches and pains – just not of interest to stars. The accompanying photo of mine is not … More Stars In Our Eyes: October, 2025 Featured Poem

In My Seventies I Start Pumping Iron At the Y: July, 2025 Featured Poem

August 1, 2025

I just came back from a Back East vacation and I found a cicada shell! Yes some poems were written. This one is from last month. In case you didn’t know, I didn’t till I rejoined, the YMCA is officially rebranded “The Y” as of 2010. They started in 1844 as the Young Men’s Christian … More In My Seventies I Start Pumping Iron At the Y: July, 2025 Featured Poem

For Two Brothers and My Two Old Brothers: May, 2025 Featured Poem

May 28, 2025

For some of us, May can be a cruel month, but flowers, blue skies, and memories bring pleasure and gratitude. For Two Young Brothersand My Two Old Brothers The red-brown trillium is blossoming.It is May, the death month for mothers,at least yours and ours. Maybe lily-of-the-valley and cardinalsreassured them we will be safe.And helped carry … More For Two Brothers and My Two Old Brothers: May, 2025 Featured Poem