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Once I’ve learned to be mindful, I won’t belike the others standing in line at the post office annoyed by the delay caused by a malfunctioning printer. Instead I’ll be grateful for this lucky opportunity to practice calmly accepting little glitches in my plans. I won’t be scowling back at the people behind me as Read more
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Land of gold and proud parades,inside every broken housedwells an agitated mouse;—ammo waits in mountain caves. Glitter shines on evening gowns,while self-appointed agents goafter children in the snow;—tax evaders polish crowns. All of Caesar’s beds are warm,as every discontented man,now an avid partisan,sells tickets for the firestorm. Bodies lie along the wall,and little birds with Read more
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Isn’t it? What’s happening these daysin Nanking, Auschwitzand Wounded Kneeis as normal as anywhere else. And terrifying…Corn is growingin Gettysburg.Morning traffic flowsin Warsaw. Cafes are opentoday in Nagasaki. Luckily for us, curtainsare drawn around the awful.Beetles, mushroomsand grass are summonedto cover things up. Bells ring as usual in villageswhere children were run downby Visigoths on Read more
20 Poems by Tom Crider 