MODERN FABLE
I told my 10-year-old grandson, Isaac, about a couple who, trying to recover from a life disappointment, wanted a cat. They both had allergies. An […]
My ode to pigeons recently published in Empire State Verse
DEAR FRIENDS Pigeons in flapping multitudes once blotted out city skies until they were hunted—pigeon meat was cheap—or shot and stuffed to adorn ladies’ […]
One and a Half published my sestina, 1947: the year I entered the world
1947, THE YEAR I ENTERED THE WORLD
My poem, Song, published in Blue Unicorn. (2023)
SONG Her big cousin shipped her a doll from the war when he went off to fight, with a pale porcelain face and outlined eyes […]
PROOF OF AFFIRMATION
ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE COME TO YOU AT ALL THE RIGHT TIMES FOR YOUR HIGHEST GOOD AND GREATEST JOY. Proof of the affirmation came to […]