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The Solution to the Economic Problem – Marion Cohen
Everybody just stop charging for things. Everybody, yes, give things away for free. I got C in Economics. I’m sure there’s something I’m missing. It can’t be that simple. E.g., I don’t believe money is the root of all … Continue reading
Spoons or Rakes – Hiram Larew
What we need now is glow… The sort of night that embers make The sound in nests or apples’ shapes A glow that gives more than it takes The kind of spoons or rakes or that neighbors love Those hailing … Continue reading
Alone in Good Company (a sijo after Li Bai) – Eric Baker
Where shall I look, in seeking good company? Who will share my wine?Alas, I raise my gourd up to heaven- The moon, my partner.She shares my lonely cot; her rays the soft touch, one which I’ve forgot. © Eric Baker … Continue reading
Just. Like. That. – Mike McDermott
Look out the window… spring is here in all Her glory: flowers, green plants, blue skies, wispy white clouds scattered about—almost cliché, almost normal, except for the emptiness. Vacant streets, silent playgrounds, shuttered stores. Empty. Folks … Continue reading
Measured Flow – Sally Zakariya
Scientists reveal the physics of Jackson Pollack’s painting technique – Brown University, 10/30/19 Drizzling honey on my breakfast toast I watch it pool in spiral like a snake. Coiling instability scientists call it. So, what did Jackson Pollack know … Continue reading
Corona, Then and Now – Judy McCombs
The pandemic Corona virus originated in China, spread globally. In early 2020, when it reached our unprepared country, Corona spread unchecked into all our fifty states. La Corona in the 90’s was A trademarked long cigar. Of course it planted … Continue reading
Pandemic Spring – Marian Shapiro
People are dying alone, comforted by prayers crashing through hospital windows on megaphones. I-love-you’s on iPads held at arm’s length, the arm covered in hazmat, faces covered hands covered voices covered by whir and drip, beep and buzz of lifesaving … Continue reading
Untitled – Jill Strachan
Gift of the Virus. Birdsong abounding, human sounds mitigated. Copyright Jill Strachan 2020 Bio: Jill Strachan, a former arts administrator, started writing haiku almost at the exact moment that she retired. And the haiku keep rolling in. Several have been … Continue reading
Walking through Coronavirus – Mary Jo Balistreri
Naples Florida, April 20, 2020 We see through blacktop to the clouds heat rising like sheets of glass A crow’s piercing caw shreds the air stillness magnifying sound An alligator with mouth wide-open moves closer Sharp teeth glisten … Continue reading
Morning Tea – Janice Hoffman
The deer wander on the edge of the forest just beyond our property again this morning as branches wave a love song of early spring. Cardinals and their feathered cousins sing and call across the treetops while … Continue reading
