Ring ting ting Hear ye Hear ye Rise up and shine Lead me let me wander And if that should fail I will bark in your face

Immersed in the slabs of the labs of forensic diviners  My poetry brain sits in some sick existential crisis While cannibals do their work with swift expertise I rob the thesaurus I wish I had more cheese I stare at the screen that’s looming in…

Cross barred Gordon reminded by the stroke of eleven Sweet briar Mary was waiting at the Ceilidh  But graves dug deep and marked rest in peace Prevent the dead from keeping their promises

  MMIW: Pocahontas   Here’s another sad tale of an Indigenous girl stolen from her land and forced into marriage.   Many of you know of her from Disney’s movie: Pocahontas. It displayed her as a proper age and was in love with John Smith….

Hour Twenty – Text Prompt: Write a poem about a routine or ritual that is part of your life. It can be something like making coffee every morning, or something like attending religious services once a week.   Dugga Dugga   Not sure how or…

Progress is progress – you’ve got this and you truly are capable of so much more than you ever seem to realize; but that said, you owe me a salsa with time and a tango with potential –   don’t put me on hold again,…

MMIW: Sacajwea   Another name that was lost in time. To be honest, the only time I’ve heard of Sacajeewa was in a book “Streams to the River, Rivers to the Sea” By Scott O’Dell.   It was in her point of view, but it…

Lately, I sit down to write, but cry instead. Usually, I let Roy out in the backyard Before breakfast and his early morning walk Sometimes, He bites me and I say he’s only a puppy. Almost always, I sleep deeply and wake refreshed. Once in…

Latent buzz of heat Inching deep under my skin Every night, I wake up to How much I need you How much I want you To touch your fingertips with my lips And sing at the glory of electric nerves Every night, I wake up…

I whispered to the winds about you Tales so heavy they couldn’t carry too Of crumbling hopes and unheard wishes Sighs that swept away molten mirths I whispered to the winds about you All those musings pinned on you Sullen queries and bitten out lies…