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Elegy for Farmington
November 20 marks the 54th Anniversary of the Farmington Mining Disaster. I am reposting in honor of miners and families who died, survived, and who still grieve. An Elegy for Farmington November 20, 1968 There were ninety-nine miners who tried In the Consol Number 9 To earn their wage, punch…
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Eye to Eye
The Poetry Pub’s Day 13, prompt was “eye contact.” Here’s my response to the prompt, and it is offered in light of the fact that November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The poem is a recollection of the day my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes which is an autoimmune…
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Still on the Line
Here is a poem based on day five’s November Poem a Day Challenge poetry prompt from The Poetry Pub. The prompt is “telephone.” Incidentally, November marks the 54 anniversary of Glen Campbell’s release of “Wichita Lineman.” I love what songwriter Jimmy Webb said of his song, “…you can see someone…
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When Reveille Sounds
A sestina for Armistice Day. You may listen to me read the poem via the player below. Red for poppies which in fields bloom Midst the death and blood of bodies strewn; Brown for the dirt, the trenches which flood And fill with muck and mud and blood; Black descends…
Backward Mutters 