I’d like a small amount of kindness. A silver dish of helpful offerings from a place that’s humble. I grew to understand that shoulders are made for lifting up the young. I am not accustomed to begging. We help each other. The sight of chopped wood in the back of a pickup trucks reminds me …
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The magnificent Bosphorus smiled at me cheerfully And the dazzling Kiz Külesi stood in the middle of it profoundly Beyond it, the majestic Topkapi palace allured me in enchantment Subsiding all my devastation and resentment While strolling around, a spellbinding building captivated my attention I found out Sultanahmet Camii was its name The manifestation of…
Down the back street To a back door Background noise A deflection Artificial plants that look as real As false eyelashes Valuable as liquid gold Integrated with authenticity Rich chocolate dripping out of fountains Surrounded by all of that It’s hard to resist Until the pressure cooker explodes Into a mushroom cloud Bleeding out Nothing…
Some say “familiarity breeds contempt.” But it can also feed forbearance And a certain kind of kindness. What was epiphany becomes assurance, And even a blessed bond of blindness. The sharp edges blur as the days all rush, Run and whir into weeks and months and years. Where did they all go? We wonder, Living…
Last week, on Friday the 13th, Nobel laureate Louise Glück, wonderful poet and friend, died at the age of 80. Louise edited The Best American Poetry 1993, and the experience of working closely with her— primarily by old-fashioned mail and the occasional phone call – was unforgettable. She took on the job despite a natural…
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Not even the dream hand Unknots you. I stretched it out Never to placate you but Take the wanton aback. In your blind state… blind Of a different kind I fingered nose, eyes, mouth And the ear’s sounding tribunal. Your heart I felt. I wanted Its telling above others. The roar it gave forth –…
