* La vaca, "the cow" in Spanish.
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You confide in me that you are lonely,
If my sorrow were deeper I’d be, along with you, under the ocean’s floor; but today I learn that the oil that pools beneath the ocean floor
Let other leaders Retire To play golf & write Memoirs
Remember When we ended It all —for a weekend— & how
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait
As if I’ve swallowed A watermelon And Sidestepping My digestive tract
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
I have a friend who is turning gray, not just her hair, and I do not know why this is so.
If I was President The first thing I would do is call Mumia Abu—Jamal. No, if I was president
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
My brothers knew The things you know. I did not scorn learning them; It’s just my mind
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water