A gorgeous poem. Sincerely, the Sky by David Hernandez Yes, I see you down there looking up into my vastness. What are you hoping to find on my vacant face, there within the margins of telephone wires? You should know I am only bright blue now because of physics: molecules break and scatter my light… Continue reading Sincerely, The Sky
Beginners Dedicated to the memory of Karen Silkwood and Eliot Gralla “From too much love of living, Hope and desire set free, Even the weariest river Winds somewhere to the sea—“ But we have only begun To love the earth. We have only begun To imagine the fullness of life. How could we tire of… Continue reading But We Have Only Begun
Everyone I know is feeling stress, anguish, anxiety at the tail end of this election season. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, we still have a struggle ahead for all of us to get free. Drink your rose and borage and yarrow, breathe, pray deeply down into your bones. We need all of us, deeply grounded… Continue reading Not Everything Is Lost
Let America Be America Again Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed— Let it be that great strong… Continue reading Let America Be America Again
