Palestine From within an Avalanche of rubble…. 10 Cactus spikes form, erecting defensive stubble. 12 Where the dimples of a smile ought to reign, 11 Gazans strain like the foreign Canary Pine trees dry out in Palestine. 18 Brave men transform into solid sticks yearning to lift […]
As a kid, I religiously peeled the skins off grapes first. A bitter foil to the soft fleshened interior to follow, I bit them brief and swallowed whole as a sort of drum roll. That stark of a distinction between the skin and its grape body hadn’t existed again until this day… several decades later. […]
The following poem analogizes the developing fetus, embryo and baby to its corresponding fruit or vegetable. It elucidates various evolutionary milestones encountered from within the womb. Baby Fruit Conceiving of you, my Seedling. Has been a blessing And an eye-opening journey Through vapors of nausea and cream We have become a […]
