Rants of the Newly Old

Some support legal abortion, while some Oppose all abortion. Support outweighs opposition in Polls, even among Rep...

Trees inch roots through a Sticky clay, sandy loam, forcing disclosure Of their invasion plans. Now in cahoots with Raccoons who march...

I’ve never been old before. This new old body could be floating Through ether in another universe, but it is not so far away. Does it te...

My aging body is new to me. How like prisons Are the body templates women must match, built On fantasies of a male hive mind, cultivated...

The writer stares at a blank white window, a Reminder that she must write 1,000 words today. She’s a novelist With five books, each one ...

Science speaks, but who listens? Crossroads are where Two sides meet, to yell, perchance to talk. Few Are comfortable with the uncertain...

She lunges for the iron door, hoping to escape, but she’s Just too late. She’s drowning in sparkles of dust that rise in a Tidal wave. Des...

She feels her arms too long, her legs too short To reach the stars, her desired goal for answers on The questions tha...

Her arms and legs are the wrong size to fit the rules For swimming in Hades’ lake. She’s told to trim for Form, but where to begin. Every...

Her spirit rallies while she sleeps under trees, with No limits. Reality jimmies the lock to her dreams,  Glaze of light bursts borders, cr...

Her hold on power is stronger than gravity. She’s not sorry She rules. It is her right. We bow before her, we Bring tribute: sunflowers,...

You haven’t been home for years. It’s time to revisit The homestead. Except you have no homestead or a Single home where you grew up. The ...

Fire meets Fire aloft, introduced by lightning, a Cousin to cumulus. Sere redwoods bloom with fire. Orange flames lick ...

Father lightning shoots down a sharp jolt and a Dry tree welcomes his jab, leaping into fire That creeps gingerly among dry leaves so ...

source: The Podcast 70 over 70 Puts a Forward Spin on Older People   Some think old people are unfamiliar with the In...

source: World Is Facing First Long Slide in Its Population   She retreats to a distant cave in desert hills, feeling the world Recede ...

So it's been a while since I wrote a golden shovel poem, but I've been saving source headlines to work on. Even though it's now ...

source: Summer Is Coming. Let the Words Flow   Words line up neatly in dictionaries, until summer Heats the pages. ...

source: Transforming a Fake Reality into Real Drama   Fireflies light up the meadows, transforming Fields into a ga...

source: What This Town Needs Is a Concrete Whale   He hitches up damp denim overalls in the morning after what He feels is a call from un...