I have poems in three just-published journals -- Prick of the Spindle, Honey Land Review, and Jelly Bucket. Here's one from Jelly Bucket, written in response to the Gabrielle Giffords shooting last Jan. 8. The poem seems appropriate for the end of 2011, the beginning of what I hope is a better year for all.
WHAT TO DO
When the chief surgeon’s press conference has winnowed to soundbites
and splashes of flowers cover most of the spattered blood
and we’ve swayed unarmed in a circle holding hands while a piper skirls
and police have unwound the yellow tape from stanchions and bollards
and before it all starts up again
let there be a little space in time
like a clearing
let us wash and dry the dishes after supper
and put them all away
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