Work Columbus Day Poems

I
My two daughters love Two States
Two ways, at least
They love Maryland & Virginia
They love English and Spanish
They love their dad and Mom
They love Democrat &...

Read More

I
Full of promise
Hard work, Love,
God, prayer, planning
Yet enjoying America

II
Independence from fear
Freedom from want
Freedom for Cs:
Creation, Children, Conscience...

Read More

Thanks for your goodness
Does it do good?
Since Hitler, we allow refuge
But was it from guilt?
Today, dark seek Places of White
Refusing to work for change
Their leaders...

Read More

Byzantium

In August, the heat tastes of dust and desperation
the despot feels that soon a time will change
the power is but in the eyes of the...

Read More

Many are the worries of the heart 
But love calms it down
There comes a time when the heart bleeds
It worries greater than the ocean tides

A...

Read More

This poem is not meant to be a speech nor is it written to offend or give anyone blame.
It just a mere observation of how...

Read More

Streets in New York City seem
Unusually quiet.
Business isn’t typical – 
You really can’t deny it.

Traffic’s very light;
Though stores are open, schools are not.
Half a holiday...

Read More

After the storm, my brother
(all gangly knees and elbows)
bore the brunt of its ferocious aftermath.

Every day after school
I watched his wiry biceps bulge a little
as...

Read More