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 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
I continue to be amused and amazed by the fog here in the Sunset District of San Francisco. It is so unlike anything I grew up with in New England forests and farms far from the ocean. It now summer and prime fog time. We watch tourists lulled by brief Thhours of sun suddenly shivering … More Mist and Silver: June, 2025 Featured Poem
I Have An Anonymous Admirer Three book-mailing envelopes in a canvas baglay on the floor of my parked car.I was watching post-storm breakersthree miles away. The thief slipped a knife under edgingof the tiny, fixed window in my Toyota.Didn’t break it, only pried away the molding,easily slipping an arm in to open the door. Near … More I Have An Anonymous Admirer: March, 2025 Featured Poem
We are about to have another atmosphere river, maybe the last of the season. Join me in loving our moments of sun! Dazzled In The Coffee Shop January sun forces itself past rain cloudsand into the coffee house windowat just the right angle to light up my face.Red and yellow rays fill my closed eyes.Caress … More Dazzled In The Coffee Shop: February, 2025 Belated Featured Poem
Happy Holidays! I am thankful for much today, including that the two young women in my household are recovering fast from COVID. I have been thinking about the bonds between women and children. I hope you enjoy this sketch from my recent visit to the exhibition. For those of you in the Bay Area, see … More Dry-Point –November, 2024 Featured Poem
They come more often in autumn. No doubt they are inspired by nearby apple and pear trees heavy with fruit. However, like the fog, we never know when they will come and go. I read that some kinds of urban parrots have populations larger than the remaining, dwindling numbers of birds in their ancestral jungle … More Green Angels: September, 2024 Featured Poem
Recovering from my first documented case of COVID-19, I have been spending even more time than usual gazing out my window at the park across the street. The vista of trees, sky, hawks, ravens, people, and dogs constantly changes. I hope you all stay as safe as you can in this new surge. City Park … More City Park Devotions: July, 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
I love most of my poems, for at least a while. Sometimes I have poems that are favorites just because they keep making me smile. This is one of those. Featuring the unusual dog delights me. Rarely do I have attached photos but this photo just goes with it. I hope this also brings you … More My Heart is a Radish Today, ft. Dog : August, 2023 Featured Poem
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