It is the song of the bird, the kiss of the breeze, the canopy of trees that sets my mind at ease. It is the roar of the ocean, the rustling of the leaves, the hug of solitude gives me all I need. It is the glow of the fireflies, the dust dancing in the […]
Poetry Corner: D.L. Lang “How to Swim Through a Tornado”
Violence starts by simply not seeing one another as human beings, but as usable things to be molded as we please. It grows when we allow our emotions and expectations, to control our actions rather than pausing to reflect on how our actions will affect others. When we ignore the cries for help that sound […]
Poetry Corner: D.L. Lang “Love Poetry Capital Blockade”
On the way to the love poetry awards at the Historical Museum today, we were met at the railroad crossing by a one car police blockade. We circled around Industrial Way with its refinery fumes, pipelines, and towering knotted highways. Every road that we attempted greeted us with large fences, big trees, or dead end […]
Poetry Corner: D.L. Lang “Benicia Bound”
T’was a foggy Benicia morning as I commenced to wandering down the great fishing pier that in yesteryears launched train ferries out yonder as Jack London came a-haunting. She’s a sleepy little town where you can hear the sound of train whistle symphonies often. D.L. Lang is the current poet laureate of Vallejo.