The gift
Little Island is a gift to the city This summer tourists and locals Get to gather outdoors safely To listen to poetry for free Watch...
Sailboats
Sailboat on the Ocean Travelled from miles away It looks worn and weary But among the boats The sailor chose to sail it On the roughest...
Staycation
Staycation in the city Playing tourist Just having fun Enjoying the summer sun Beaches, museums Picnics at parks, Simple pleasures...
Gold
Suni Lee is a young girl from an immigrant family She was brave and showed courage under pressure With support from her team, She brought...
"Give me liberty or give me death" - Patrick Henry
Today is fourth of July Tonight, fireworks will fill the sky Every year we celebrate We eat hotdogs, burgers and fries I wonder what...
artist in focus: Leonard Cohen's music
I'm neither Jewish nor Canadian. But I listen to Leonard Cohen and other 1960s band I did not grow up listening to these sounds Or know...
MOTHERS
While in a bus I overheard a Park Slope mother Criticizing about another mother Comparing her life to another Some mothers have careers...
"Hate is Outta Date! "
You are given voices to sing praises Not to speak ill of others You are given hands to create things Not destroy the good work of...
The Way and The Truth
It was in one of my solo adventures where I literally walked for 500 miles from St. Jean Pied de Port, France to Galicia , Spain , that...
Hygge
a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being It's a frigid Sunday winter...
