Category Archives: 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration

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Orphic Playlist Ask Alexa for the playlist called “Heaven.” Fats Domino, Dylan, Elvis, Beyonce, and Lucinda all ache for heaven. Who knows how inspiration possesses us? Even Zepplin ripped off Spirit to ascend the stairway to heaven. Strum an air … Continue reading →

Traveling with the Speed of Light News from Damascus scrolls on TV, a morning chat with a friend just home from work, seven hours in the future. My hands can almost touch the cyclamen on West Bank hills, as if … Continue reading →

Reverie on a Theme in PL/I               For Camille Bright green alphanumeric characters link in rippling chains across the gray screen; the software’s use of special symbols stirs my longing for you during this midday dream. Parentheses release their compound … Continue reading →

Communication  Why         you            yesterday? she says loudly, from the kitchen. saying?  he answers, from the bedroom.             to decide today,                you           ? What?   Can’t         Why don’t you just come in here so you can hear me!  Why don’t YOU come … Continue reading →

Love During the Age of Alexa 1 – 30 Relationship seekers push play and listen to me. Here is advice on finding love during this digital age Alexa, Cortana, and Siri. Today, you must be tech-savvy without the use of … Continue reading →

Digit the Cat When she arrived She was barely alive Just a scattering of parts With a User’s Guide I named her Digit And assembled her there, by the stairs And as she came together Nuts, bolts, software and hairs … Continue reading →

Echo Family              Love in the Age of Alexa You hear me across the room even as music streams. To ask a question is my small part to play. Alexa, where have you been all my life, if not in … Continue reading →

Play me a song, Alexa Play me a hot ravishing a bolero salsa flamenco ,Alexa rip off the piano let the guitar strings snap let the castanets crack let the flute hang on a note to the stars play me … Continue reading →

The Alchemy of Affection As always when she tells a tale, her whole body surges toward me like a warm wave about to crash. Chardonnay wafts on her words; her front teeth jut. Rills of wrinkles run south from her … Continue reading →