Reality Check

Honest, compassionate
and positive Americans
are in the majority in
both political parties.

It's up to all of us
to take back our country
from the rich, greedy minority
that is willing to destroy
the economy and the environment
to amass enormous wealth.

Don't think someone else
will do it. It's up to each
and every one of us.

The death of love

My heart will break
when the last breath
passes the lips I will
forever long to kiss,
but I will savor the joy
you brought to my life
until the last breath
passes mine.

Father’s Day

I could have done better,
worked less, played more,
talked less, listened more,
scolded less, hugged more,
failed less, earned more.
And modeled better
self esteem, self assurance
self control and endurance.

But I didn’t.

Dangerous Orange Clown

His clownish persona
obscures his true danger.
His way of lying is not a joke.
It’s a deliberate strategy to disable
our capacity to think in the realm of truth.

Our responsibility as citizens in a democracy
is to recognize his strategy for what it is
and to resist its assault on our democracy.
We must come together, listen to each other,
organize our efforts and restore truth.

Aging love

As I look across the table
at your graying hair
and the lines in your face,
I still see the young woman
with the seductive eyes
and the entrancing smile
that captured my heart
more than 50 years ago.

The gray and the lines
are the medals
you have earned
for your bravery
and your determination
to not leave the battlefield
that has often been
our relationship.