"There were no short-form videos posted to social media about the attack in front of Gracie Mansion." JFC

This repeats yet another pattern from the Iraq War. When the Iraqis did not behave as the Americans wanted — without the deference and gratitude that a foreign military occupier felt it was due — they became targets.

Goo morning, monsters.

Spring forward, pounce, grapple the extra hour back, drink the time they tried to take from you.

The trees of summer grow
smaller every year—this
is a known phenomenon—
until the squirrels take over
your job, scampering and
chattering and sitting
#spellbound by the possibilities
of a single oak

#vss365

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

“Have you even thanked the president once for terrorizing American citizens?”

Picture of a very still lake in winter. The line between sky and water is hazy and the blue of the water reflects the bright blue of the sky. There are a few small bits of ice scattered like clouds on the surface of the water

The lake, feeling #lethargic,
turned her head and covered
herself up with sky.
No one will find me here, she
murmured, startling a flock
of Buffleheads
who thought that they were flying.

#vss365 #thingstowriteabout #disguise

A #cataract in one eye,
clouded, dim,
In the other
a downpour,
all that dazzling light
comes rushing in

#vss365

Your excuses—
a moth flutters between us,
unsure—
find a home with me.
Lately I'm trying to shine
through your deceiving.
I'll leave the light on for you
when you're ready to come home

#emoetry #deceived

I dunno guys. I kinda feel like the administration overplayed their hand starting a war to distract from ICE to distract from the economy to distract from the Epstein Files...

Screenshot from The Sound of Music with two nuns. The text below reads "How do you solve a problem like Iran?"

If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.

When the World Stands Still It happens very rarely. The earth’s axis screeches and comes to a stop. Everything stands still then: storms, ships and clouds grazing in the valleys. Everything. Even horses in a meadow become immobile as if in an unfinished game of chess. And after a while the world moves on. The ocean swallows and regurgitates, valleys send off steam and the horses pass from the black field into the white field. There is also heard the resounding clash of air against air.

Zbigniew Herbert, trs. Czesław Miłosz & Peter Dale Scott

The main thing is that this is nothing like the attack on Iraq. It’s a whole letter different.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: “Military action carries the risk of igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world"

Close up photo of a bowl of reddish sour cherries, stems removed, covered in condensation

Looking forward to sour cherry season
#blueskyartshow #round

Ocean turned over stones, little
by little, searching all beaches
in the world—her #quest
for a lost pearl, iridescent,
to cradle in bluegreen hands

#vss365

Bits of blue sky and cloud can be seen through round openings in a large sculpture made of red metal pipes

Some #round glimpses of sky at Storm King for #blueskyartshow

The level of incompetence in this administration is staggering.

Eve L. Ewing on “what I mean when I say I'm sharpening my oyster knife” Poets and translators on their work.

Inspiration. Love the "In Their Own Words" series

poetrysociety.org/poems-essays...

So sorry to hear that! Beautiful poem, as always. Wishing you well!

Love it! Short poems are my preferred format. Love the William Carlos Williams reference, as well.

Dad: WHAT STORY WOULD YOU LIKE TONIGHT? WE CAN READ ANYTHING EXCEPT... Calvin: THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT D: NO! NO VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT TONIGHT! WE'VE TRIED TO DECIPHER THAT BOOK A MILLION TIMES! C: I WANT THE VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT! D: LOOK, YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY GOES! YOU'VE MEMORIZED THE WHOLE THING! IT'S COMPLETELY UNREADABLE ! C: I WANT MYSTERIOUS GLYPHS AND SIGILS! C: WOW, THE STORY WAS DIFFERENT THAT TIME! H: (glyphs and symbols)๐๕๗๐ «aป cH=97เปิดด SonD arolfg fregroltg Totleos จารfor2riniden tazog N

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

Congressman Green told zero lies. He exercised his 1st Amendment freedom. Then he was kicked out. This administration HATES the 1st Amendment.

Every salt-hag has her place of standing. Rocks upon which she sings to summon the winds. Choired by gull shriek and surf rasp, these are her tide temples. These are her places where waves whisper wonders. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #WitchSky

I wake up to the colors
of the day shivering and shaking
behind curtains still closed against last
night's dark, holding in our #orbital
flights, honed by a thousand evenings
of practice, moving around each other
like celestial bodies, like constellations, spinning,
luminous

#vss365

Beautiful ending!

It can be so tough to shut off the inner critic and just get those first words on the page. A bad paragraph can always be fixed during revision—but first it has to exist!