| From a distance the white houses and white churches glow,poetry on a hillside. Passing through in our technological tube,Norton,Virginia comes and goes,a cosmopolitan crumb sustained by dwindling black blood pumping through railroad veins. Approaching closer,dilapidated shacks and crumbling shelters lean toward chaos. Rusty pickups clutter littered garages. In weedy yards,[...] Like the memory of a sweet violin I sing inside your ear and bring you to meet another part of yourself. Like a dewdrop rolling off a leaf I fall in a silent journey to the pond below with a soundless splash and a gentle ripple A few weeks ago I was in Saint Louis for a couple of days. I auditioned for the orchestra there. The audition didn’t pan out. But the visit to the city was interesting. I got there on Easter Sunday. Not a good time to arrive in the middle of red state territory. It [...] Caress-able Silky Smooth Vivid Arc In liquid time. Itchy bubbles Blistering Sucking Black hole Of desire. Cascading fire Melting Smoldering Searing Flesh In lightening’s eye. I watched him showing off his backbends and [...] Army sergeant Robert Stout is a brave man. Not only did he spend time in the heat of battle,and was wounded in Iraq,but he has the incredible courage to stand up for his sexuality. And the balls to publicly call for change in the Pentagon’s outdated “don’t ask,don’t tell”policy. Now [...] | |
Recent Comments