A twig from an ancient tree
was planted in this valley
ninety-years and a day ago
with grandparents' post-migration
arrival
propagated with a labor
of love and dream songs which
sprouted roots rich
with indigenous sacred hope
and over decades this twig......Read More
Cracks in the sidewalks
smile in sunshine
at night frown
swallow tramp piss
daily smootch
a thousand soles
stare at filthy rigs
where got-nothing-to-live-for
beat-down Adam and Eves
need repair
time-out and prayer
where when the sun
makes way......Read More