Drawing
A poem on redistricting, the drawing of new districts to serve the ruling party's political purposes, with the blessing of the Supreme Court and with enthusiasm unchecked by either the people's will nor the State's Constitutional provisions.
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Stolen
I could not resist one more petulant political poem. Hope you see brighter days ahead! Thanks for coming by to read. They’ve stolen all I have from me, They’ve pulled the rug below. They’ve cheated most contemptibly, Outrageously, my foe. Conspired, this league of pedophiles, To steal my lofty crown, And …
Quarantine
I came up with this poem after spending the afternoon yesterday in the Emergency Room, seeking to admit my husband who had COVID symptoms. As a family member of someone who has tested positive, I have to quarantine as well and remain vigilant to symptoms. Fingers crossed, all will be well. We have all …
To the Enablers (Flight 93)
The latest in my series Sixty Days, leading up to the 2020 US Presidential Election, I set this poem on United Flight 93, in the moments before passengers rose up against their terrorist hijackers. It exhorts those on board to not just sit there, but do something! Flight 93 is the plane that …
When We Close Our Eyes
{This is the third post in my series Sixty Days. I began the series, when it was sixty days before our 2020 presidential election. I thought I might take a trip down memory lane in the next few weeks, with poems, stories and blogposts I have written during the Trump Presidency. Most of them …
Indigo (poem)
I wrote this poem a few years ago when my son with autism was attending art therapy classes at a place called Indigo Art Therapy. The Indigo was taken from the concept of Indigo children, who were a class of children who didn’t necessarily do that well in school but were brilliant and creative …