Neil Armstrong

with that one small step
he made a great leap for all
quietly

Gunfire

deep into the night
a dog's sharp bark
becomes gunfire

A sleeper wakes

drenched in sweat
a sleeper wakes
to nightmares

Dogs of Democracy

snarling dogs
so ready to fight
--- for voters

The Grackle

Grackle--
such as it sounds
so it is named

Black Ants

black ants crawling
up a kitchen wall
so determinedly

Music for snoozing

a soft rain
pelts a bedroom window
music for snoozing

Fidel's Inferno

In his solitude
cries from the past
overwhelm him

Paper lanterns
along a river
so many prayers

In Memoriam
Nagasaki

Ripples of Hope @ the Olympics

ripples
of hope

worth more than gold

Hiroshima, 6 August 1945

a bowl partly filled
with breakfast's miso soup
all that remains -8:16 am

Wojdan Shaherkani, Saudi judoka

She gained so much
in so little time
Wojdan's chikara

Oscar Pistorius

With each step
he soars for all of us
Oscar Victori(o)us

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius qualifies for the 400m semifinals

pour encourager les autres

a frog's tongue flicks out
and snags a laggard fly
pour encourager les autres

Gore Vidal's Transit

from his pen flowed
prose graceful and acid
and so ironic