Their young bones cry out to the world, “Why?” Their please echo down the corridors of a building so anguished it closed its doors forever, its sounds of laughter extinguished. The learning and camaraderie gone, a symbolic tomb for those whose tender bodies were carried away. The young man in his loneliness cries, “Why?” Hearing […]
Poetry Corner: Katrina Monore “Heart Hurt (After the Devastation)”
Floods, earthquakes, and fire, tornadoes and storms conspire to bear down on humanity, possible revenge for its treatment of Mother Earth. The stench of destruction moves through air spreading its message of despair across neighborhoods and continents. Perplexed people in tears gazing to heaven asking why, eyes blinded to the deeper tragedy. Know that this […]
Poetry Corner: Katrina Monroe “Walking the Dog at the Benicia Pier”
The Christmas grand dame stands at the end of First Street, proudly displaying her rainbow jewelry sparkling in the sunshine, and surveying the barking seals who sing situations, and bask in the joyfulness of everyday life, while soaring seagulls an egrets suddenly swoop to snatch their supper from the Bay Area’s bounty. The waves brush […]