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Snow in April, a Poem63

Snow in April, a Poem

The sky makes us who we are... stubborn, wistful, restless, dreamers, doubters, solitary- No scant clad dancers at Carnivale, No slow motion ice-tea sipping afternoons among the hydrangas, We loathe you because we want to be you. ...

7 comments    snow alaska sky
Hermit Down the Road, a Poem52

Hermit Down the Road, a Poem

Odd Soul, Her... No one really knows what she does down there, at that dead end, in fact, the kids stopped going down the half-mile: but... if they could see- she wasn't casting spells, or wearing Raven Bones... just painted floors...

12 comments    old car wasilla painted floors
HOW to be smarter than Sarah Palin - Sarcasm, Schadenfreude, or simply a Question of Fact?61

HOW to be smarter than Sarah Palin - Sarcasm, Schadenfreude, or simply a Question of Fact?

Sarah Palin -The Beauty Queen who saved Alaska was not saved by her friends in the Republican Party. Luckily for the Truth, a lot has been written on this charismatic figure.

7 comments    advice women politics
The Storm is Here, a Poem62

The Storm is Here, a Poem

Snow flies in gusts past my window, the spruce that grew in my presence, now bowed over like old men, and now, moments ago, was a point of awe, is now a point of fear, the shaft hardened in fire, pointed true to the heart, I may tap...

3 comments    wind fury wasilla
Weighted World, a Poem63

Weighted World, a Poem

Oh, Chickadees, I'm sorry the gristle is old, no fat in it; I'll amend my ways as soon as I can. Sun resembles Moon now... Athena waits, none too patient for the walk she was promised; But, I must pause, and confer with my peers, ...

6 comments    alaska branches wasilla
We Wait in Perfect Darkness, a Poem49

We Wait in Perfect Darkness, a Poem

The Sun, low, refuses to show his face, his bastard face, fat, lost snow flakes find their way to earth... keep your half-hearted alms, Sun, we grow in perfect darkness, human seeds, waiting to hear the voice of Spring, waiting to...

4 comments    snow cold alaska
HOMELESS AT -20º67

HOMELESS AT -20º

A BRIEF BRUSH WITH HOMELESSNESS IN ALASKA AT MINUS 20 BELOW ZERO.

49 comments    food car shower
MACROCOSM TO MICROCOSM61

MACROCOSM TO MICROCOSM

THE WORLD VIEW THROUGH THE EYES OF SMALL TOWN AMERICA AND THE SOLUTION TO MANY PROBLEMS.

29 comments    taxes economic alaska
The Anchoress62

The Anchoress

Nell tells us, of a woman, held to be honorable by the Catholic Church... she was bricked up, alive, away from human congress, fed through a tiny window. I laughed, told her I was just such a soul. Twenty years pass... a dream, ...

6 comments    god church alaska
August 10, 2011 : What I Would Do If I Were Sarah Palin...And Why62

August 10, 2011 : What I Would Do If I Were Sarah Palin...And Why

What if I were Sarah Palin? Okay, okay, when you're done either laughing yourself silly or being sick, depending on how that image strikes you, listen up; this is serious! If I were Sarah Palin at this point in time, here's what I would do. That's...

23 comments    sarah palin fox news wasilla
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