Is it wasting time I wonder If I just stand and look out the window At the snow Down the street At nothing. Is it wasting time If I just stand and look out the window At everything there But not seeing any of it Lost for a moment In the … [Read more]
Winter
It is hard Right now. Snow and cold close me in Stacked up against the house As high as the windows With more on the way And more after that. Buried under it all I wonder How it is possible That the seeds of spring Remain safe. It is … [Read more]
Words….
“You have to treat them like shit.” * “We've learned that quiet isn't always peace And the norms and notions of what just is Isn't always just-ice.” ** “Laziness is a trait of blacks. It really is. I believe that.” “We the successors of a … [Read more]
MLK Day 2021
I wrote (and spoke) this several years ago, but thought it might be worth revisiting today. Last night I was privileged to attend the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet hosted by Antioch Baptist Church. At the end of the evening I was asked to … [Read more]
Healing
After the mob stormed, and then rampaged through the Capital last week, the word for today seems to be healing. Biden started it. Organizing his campaign around the need and his ability to “heal the divisions” which have festered in our country … [Read more]
I Can Do It Myself
Any of us who have children or who have been around children know that determined and sometimes indignant response. I can do it myself. Whether that is tie her or his own shoe. Or walk along the wall with a hand to hold onto. Or drive alone to a … [Read more]
