There was no touching,
or cuddles, no wrapping
of tiny fingers around her own,
no legs kicking, or laughing
when a child yawned, thinking
it was a smile
no one talked about their
little girl –
Birds herald the coming of Spring as one big group headlong they go upward spinning in circles of marvelous flight escaping the earth in a sudden rush freeing themselves on a single breath offering their company to the grateful wind spent ruffling through outstretched reach of longing feathertips synchronized in timing chaos in harmony swooping [...]
The month passed in a blur of social functions. As junior partner of his father’s law firm, Stuart Prescott escorted me to dinners and dances where we met with potential clients. More than once he stressed, “Carly, your long, blonde hair and gorgeous eyes are an asset at any social setting.” If he only knew. [...]
For Japan in her hour of pain… Arise, arise, swift soaring sensei soul of immortal Japan! You shall not falter, you shall not fail You are the steel of a Katana, with the patience of woman You are the breath of a storm, the Kashima set sail You are the Samurai on horseback with bow [...]
Across the aisle a young girl sits alone.
She stares through her personal fog.
She holds the wrong side of her cup, and
crushes one cigarette, and lights another -
fog thickens.
Broken Birds: The Story of Momila The Holocaust really did happen and we should never forget that. Many survived only to live with unseen scars and permanent memories of the atrocities that were inflicted on them by these horrific people under the command of Hitler and his regime. There are many who would tell this [...]
Excuse me folks, My name is Lawrence R. Berger and I’m a proponate of reverse pan handeling. Would you like some change? No really , would you? You see as I walk down the street on my way to the bus stop I always pass the same three people, It never fails they are there [...]
Scratch it, scratch it all off until there is nothing left! She went mad in that darkness. That darkness where she had hidden in so often. And with the stroke of her lighter, her prey would see the real Sun Li, a tortured and twisted beast that could never get what she really wanted. That [...]
Ronald Wilson Reagan, as 40th President of the United States, entered office on January 20, 1981, concluding a period characterized by political instability and social upheaval. Upon inauguration, at 70 years of age, Reagan became the oldest person, and only professional actor to ever serve as President. His celebrity status alone transformed American perception of [...]
She comes to me in dreams at night. And holds me as she used to do. But disappears by morning light So I am left to grieve anew.. There’s no one left to comfort me My family are long since gone. I wait for nightfall eagerly Just for a while I’m not alone. Each night [...]
