by David Burn Between tears Room for unbridled fears A change of gears Open ears Seeing with mirrors Doubt reappears The unruly crowd leers There are facetious cheers A cascading veil of years A quiver of spears Between tears News smears and confusion interferes Alienation among peers Rumors that no one and everyone hears Still, […]
David Burn
The Anti-Freedom, Anti-American Terrorists Next Door
American fascism is in vogue again. For casual viewers, it’s something to try on, like a costume. For the dogmatists in the room, authoritarian rule by white men is the philosophy that guides them. It’s not fashion for them, it’s the helping hand out of their miserable mental and emotional states. Before we ask why […]
Best New Music of 2020
2020 has been a mess of a year on so many levels. For one, live music came to a total standstill. We are still standing still during this last week of the year. Thankfully, when times get tough, artists get busy. What did not stop this year is the writing and performing of music (in […]
Under Saharan Skies
Choked.Clouded.A dust settlesBefore it descends, it fliesFrom Africa to AmericaA much safer journey than someSo much is obscuredEven the Sun. Shared particles.Shared destinies.Did you hear about the invasion of locustsIn Pakistan?China is sending in 10,000 hungry ducksTo eat the invading army. There’s a stench here.A foul smell, made by man.Made in AmericaIn the province of […]
Before the Birds
Up before the birdsIn the milking hourQuiet night free handPoems like rocks fallFrom the boulders that roll meOver in my sleep A poem is not a poemUnpolishedFirst, you hold the pieceYou feel its heft, its pull and pulseYou weigh tossing the pebbleYou want to give itBack to the riverBack to the night Do you think […]
Code Won’t Save You
Active hypertext reference is a Nor Cal smoke signalA “This Way” sign to another related place A place stuck in time, forever eternalAs long as circuits connect and the juice is live from the wire The Peninsula Boys love to say code is poetryI love to say they’re right, once a day, when code makes […]