Monthly Archives: July 2013

two poems about the news

1. When we thought the earth was flat, science could be a matter of opinion; the solar system plotted as we know it a dangerous heresy. We thought we evolved. We thought we moved through our darker ages, but the … Continue reading

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Texas woman pulled off Senate floor after fiery testimony against abortion bill

Unbelievable eloquence from this woman. That is why they silenced her.

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If fate is a weaver I make my own cloth

Weaving is a woman’s craft, and I have pulled art out of air, the shading subtle.  I had strung the warp, risked it, knowing some patterns fade before they become weft, pulled apart and combed smooth, rewoven beneath the shuttle. Before … Continue reading

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The Boy Players

Shakespeare’s women were first men in drag; a gaggle of girl-shaped wishes sharpening to  crone-bawdied wit.   Some boys make beautiful women.  High tenors before breaking are a beautiful thing, the art of the act volleyed past dialog and into being. Jules … Continue reading

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FAVA-MAZING

Well, the CSA did it again to me today, providing one of my favorite veggies.  The rest of my family will not touch these, so the way I see it, more favas for me.   Okay, so they are a … Continue reading

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No fairy tale – response poem

Originally posted on ONE OF A CLASS:
This is a response poem to Susan Daniels’ most excellent and funny poem, “No fairy tale”. Read it here first at: https://susandanielspoetry.com/2013/07/08/no-fairy-tale/ * * * Oops – sorry! I tried to pick a…

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No fairy tale

I am no princess waiting for rescue. Any tower I am inside I own the keys to and the dragon coiled at the base is of my own making.  You might bleed the price the thorns I planted as seeds require, surrounding … Continue reading

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