Cock of the WalkDonald Trump and the Republican candidates, recently in a debate, held up their hands, basically claiming that hand size was a corollary...
The Answer to a PrayerThe Reverend Father Bob was a decent man. He was as upright as Brutus and Cassius were honorable in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. He’d...
SlanderWith malice and a dark, disturbing grace, You smear my name to strangers and to friends, Producing lies you’d not dare to my face For...
Being FunnyThis is play of mine, recorded featuring the voices of very talented friends. I teach a reading class that improves reading through...
Metaphorical Boner(Inspired by “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) I’ve got a metaphorical boner, But not the kind I’d get in my pants. It’s...
Aquarius, of the Eleventh HouseUnder Uranus, Adam the Man arises, With great authority, speaking “I know”; His mind alive with fickle surprises, Expanding like a ball...
Capricorn, of the Tenth HouseAmbitious is The Goat, upon whose birth, Pragmatically, simply states, “I use”. This card'nal child’s labor on the earth Is effort that...
SagittariusA child of words is born, and from the start, The first straight-forward phrase, “I understand!” The child’s an archer, with a seeker’s...
Scorpio, of the Eight HouseA scorpion ascends from waters still, Flexing its tail as it speaks, “I desire”, And with intense and penetrating will, Pursues passions...
Libra, of the Seventh HouseBetween Boaz and Jachin on the Tree, “I balance” speaks the voice at this child’s dawn, Beginning life in equanimity, A flight on winds...
