Gothic letters darken
on the granite slab–
graveyard lilac scent
Hot spring afternoon–
pollen on the arms
of the mermaid statue
The spring morning warms. . .
sound of the waterwheel
through patches of fog
(Birch Prees Press, 2002)
the screwdriver slips —
freon hissing
through an inch of freezer frost
[June 2, 2005]
potluck
the American colonies have ever ratified a constitution if their populations had
such diverse ethnic backgrounds, spoke many languages, and they had to grant
modern civil rights and liberties to each person? Would our states do so now, if
we were not already united? Would our populations have the same distrust of
free market economies that Europeans seem to be displaying with their no votes?
who questions the involvement of the U.S. in African problems like Darfur.
(NYT, June 2, 2005)
Carolyn Elephant at
MyShingle asks “are solos really free?” and gives a very
balanced response. We both agree that
Komie’s writing about life as a lawyer
is excellent.
The no votes on the EU constitution raise interesting questions: Would
