April 28, 2021May 3, 2021#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Human Condition, Political / Social 118. for the murdered faded rectangles of cloth hang limp upon the rigid poles Love0 Share Tweet Read more
April 9, 2021April 27, 2021#blacklivesmatter, Human Condition, Political / Social 99. Thoughts prayers half-mast flags dreading morning light Love0 Share Tweet Read more
January 6, 2021January 7, 2021#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Moments of Life, Political / Social 6. for DJT Some moments can’t be put to poem — stare wide-eyed, suspended disbelief. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 8, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Political / Social, To the Masters 282. to the fly in Mike Pence’s hair (and Stevie Nicks) Again, poor fly! Frozen in wispy white lies. Landslide. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
October 7, 2020October 8, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Political / Social 281. for Robinson Jeffers and America Place your bets: the marionettes dance-tangled in the strings. Love1 Share Tweet Read more
September 30, 2020October 1, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Moments of Life, Political / Social 274. for America That moment when you first wake up —still half-lost in a dream. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
August 28, 2020August 29, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Political / Social 241. Just remember the vigilantes of the past are now patriots. Love1 Share Tweet Read more
August 25, 2020August 28, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social 238. This is how it ends – Democracy – choking on tear gas in the streets. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
July 18, 2020July 20, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Daily Haiku, Political / Social, To the Masters 200. for John Lewis I hope that longed-for wave of rhyming history isn’t far behind. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 19, 2020June 20, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social 171. Even after the shackles drop there pervades a lingering pain. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 17, 2020June 17, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social, To the Masters 169. for Betsy Smith A tree in Brooklyn – gnarled roots and twisted branches – reaching for the hope. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 16, 2020June 16, 2020#blacklivesmatter 168. … Ahmaud Arbery Manuel Ellis Breonna Taylor George Floyd Rayshard Brooks … Love0 Share Tweet Read more
June 3, 2020June 20, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social 155. The fire rages and both good sides spew whiskey- hatred gasoline. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 31, 2020June 20, 2020#blacklivesmatter, I was there... 152. I was there… Beneath this tree I think of Harriet B. and Uncle Tom and Floyd. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 30, 2020June 17, 2020#blacklivesmatter 151. the stripes of old glory bent open — a faint breath Love0 Share Tweet Read more
May 25, 2020June 17, 2020#blacklivesmatter, Political / Social 146. A knee on her neck, America gasps and chokes, begging for breath. Love0 Share Tweet Read more
