O Captain! My Captain! Our journey will end with screaming storm and flood. Prevailing winds will blow and turn this ship about, prizewinning and celebratory as it may seem. Soon our ship will weigh anchor to the sound of klaxon bells, and with high kicking…

“Have you lost anyone?” my student asks. “Has anyone you loved died – like your parents or your grandparents? Family close to you?” I respond honestly, “No.” “Huh,” she huffs, then turns first her eyes then her head then her body away from me. We…

I part my lips to speak To find no sound leaves them My heart is crushed by the burden Of being unable to express to you All that is within My blood surges for you My arms unable to reach Would you ever know how…

You are my elfin queen of sparkling hearts when you wear that dress I imagine you frolicking with the flowers or stargazing by the sea You make music and magic and I love you    

Will two cups of this poison do? Only if one cup is not poisoned? Or if both are. You go first! Who poisoned them? I thought you did? Did you? Not that I recall? I don’t drink tea or coffee? Do you drink poison? Every…

At low tide like this how sheer the water is like a poet hidden what a million filaments by shallow rivers to whose falls set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute to fetch new lust and give it to you   all…

We the People know not of what we speak or of what the ubiquitous ‘others’ say, mean We the People have become a nation of naysayers with little rationale we deny climates, pandemics, others not like us who do not exist who do not deserve…

She sends him a text message but it is not a text message it is a unique text message two images, arms wrap-around each other.   He replies her text message but there is no text in his message he pushes the button and an…

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My cat startles off after hearing loud fireworks on this clear night sky among the trees. Stop! What was that? Did you see that? WHOA!!!! Im out.   with the use of shorthand acronyms, emojis grammar nazis must not like this new writing style. Harder…