Early Friday morning I was inspired when I read Peuo Tuy's poem "Rouge Rage 1975-1979" about how the U.S. and other countries supported Cambodia in killing their own people.
Then I wrote this nonet:
Fin
Today I thought about the words to
Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind"
Peuo's poem is a reminder
these things go on and on.
How many times can
we keep making
the same cruel
mistakes.
Fin!
This morning I read Twyla M. Hansen's poem called "The Hand of God," and loved the ending:
Paying attention
is a form of prayer, the answers
to which are waiting all around you
and close to home
Then I wrote this:
Paying Attention
Today I will be in nature
with a chance to pay attention
as I did yesterday when I watched
the osprey in their nest
heard their babies calling. Looked
at the sky when my eyes were
tired, the blue sky and contrasting
puffs of clouds before the next
class arrived. Paying attention.
Everything. The only thing.
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