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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

I Have An Anonymous Admirer: March, 2025 Featured Poem

March 31, 2025

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

Dazzled In The Coffee Shop: February, 2025 Belated Featured Poem

March 28, 2025

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