“All Rise!” the bailiff shouted, As the door to the judge’s chambers flung open. Commandeering the entryway, a brilliant figure, ...
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I lie here beside you sleepless enumerating priorities of issues and concluding that time is running out for species Consumeratis Glutonous ...
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Hey you, activist men, progressive politicians, beloved leaders, You said you wanted to change the world, and we believed in ...
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Needed an excuse to sit in the sun, put my feet up and breathe. Opened an envelope of lettuce seed ...
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I had waited until after the meeting to approach the chair and ask to be on the committee. Thirty years ...
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They said, “Bend over, This is gonna hurt. We've got a dose of insurance to insert. We're sorry for your ...
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It was a privilege to listen to you weave words like a Mayan pattern revealed deliberately, precisely, ingenuously. One poet ...
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Thank you for waiting. We know your time is valuable. We appreciate your patience. A representative will be with you ...
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Even as I succumb to this feeling of complete absolute despair, Even as I resign myself that I am helpless ...
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As sure as the setting sun, my work is not done. Not in this garden. Not in anything I’ve set ...
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Oh my dear sisters, What is happening to our children? From US border camps, to the beaches of Gaza, Forgotten ...
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I savor a gourmet blend of Kona & Columbian in my morning grind. Peaches & cream… wine & cheese… peanut ...
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We were coming down to the wire in the ’04 election campaign. The thought of Bush being president for another ...
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Oh Medusa, you beguiled so many, basking with only your breasts exposed on the shores of San Onofre. Your hideous ...
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Oh, PLEASE don’t take my breakfast! I packed it so carefully this morning in my recycled jar… yogurt, with strawberries ...
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It’s here so briefly… Those precious days when San Diego springs up purple! When the morning mist coats the coast ...
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I was leaving that bittersweet gathering, thinking it odd to celebrate your parting, not willing to consider this could be ...
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Three weeks to moving day I asked each plant, “Do you want to come with me?” The artichokes, with laced ...
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We are the ones who saw through the lies,  scoffed at the fear mongering,  sang out, “It’s about time!” when ...
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Don’t you know me? For eons you have glorified me. Thrust you sons and daughters at my feet. Your cemeteries ...
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Her name matters as much as she does. She asks me: “How does a homeless person get money? Where do ...
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