During times of crisis, people turn to each other in a common humanity. September 11, 2001, will be etched in our minds forever. These poems echo the breadth of human emotion - heart break, despair, anger and more importanly love, tolerance and hope for a future freee of hatred and war. It is this call for tolerance, understanding and respect among all people that truly reflects the basic principles of the Red Cross.
he sits there barely breathing
a light dusting of ash sitting on
his helmet his face
partially covered by a mask
his eyes glazed over from the
work he has done the work he
still has waiting for him.
sirens echo off the shattered remains
of the world trade center
and as the world holds its breath
a small tear makes a path down
his grizzled chin
and onto hands that have touched
cold brick and cold flesh.
his shift is almost up for today
but he knows sleep is just something
he used to do as images of friends
found in the rubble linger just
behind eyes that have seen too much
on this eleventh day
of September.
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This anthology is a tremendous example of what People's Poetry is all about, the personal heart-felt expression of what is turning in the minds of the masses. In this light I truly hope that ou enjoy the reflections of inspired brothers and sisters from around the world.
A further collection of poems, many from years in the Middle East, but also the California San Francisco and Central Coast areas (Santa Cruz, Carmel, Big Sur, Berkeley, etc.).
Questions, unquestioned discoveries, and answers in parable and rhyme…. This collection records a journey starting with a 1960s retrospective and the first man on the moon, moving to a new millennium welcomed in with a terrorist spin, family crises,
The songs and art in this book are about our collective emergence after the pandemic and trauma of the last few years - comprised of 5 collections: World as Refuge, Where We Live, In Our Hands, Rhythms of Change and What We See & Sow.
