At the height of the steep incline, his feet, slipping in six inches of muck, shot out from under him. As he rolled down the hill, he resolved not to run away from his home but to go home and make up. His flight was escape, mad escape from overwhelming guilt; he had to … Read more
Before the church she knelt upon the street To pray, I thought: I won’t disturb her now; Yet, then she fell while struggling to her feet. To help the needy always is my vow. The widow coughed—she scared me to my core— I helped her up, but she did cough again; Her skin felt hot—I … Read more
To pause a moment in this darker time, When tiny strands with stealth do take their toll, Our stories freeze as in a pantomime; We must call “cut” and freeze the camera roll. This isolation has us hold our breaths; We practise distance six feet each from each. Was that a cough, is that a … Read more
The gods invisible have mantled Earth; They’ve spread their gospel of such grave concern That man must face his sins. This tragic dirge That ends all work and play, now takes its turn Dethroning Progess from her tarnished perch— Oh, where to look to find the new divine Where we might cherish meaning on our … Read more