Amulet Tonight was storytime at the library. I asked granddaughter to write my name tag for me and she knew every letter. Besides their carpet letter squares to sit on, the children chose from brightly colored scarves for one of the activities. She chose purple, her mother chose orange, and she chose neon yellow for…
POPO 2026 Day 26
When I go, make me a tree.Inject my spirit into tall oakvacated by transcended bodhisattva.I’ll stay, I promise to continuethe watch, witnessing magnificencethrough gift of sentienceon this plane.I’ll be still, except for playful leavesand muddy feet. Growingever so slowly, taking it all in;remembering untilsacred baton is passed.
POPO 2026 Day 25 (repost, with poem added)
The circumstances in the poem I wrote for this day have changed multiple times, which has led to the decision to write a different poem for the day. This text is a placeholder for the poem. Oops! Forgot to put a poem in here. My apologies. Adding one I wrote last year with a tree…
The Oracle Speaks — Nature’s Church
Nature’s Church Like lichen on river treessee me grow, followingsummer spirit to fall,through to winter’s wither. When world relaxes,you climb above season,light tendrils blossoming[your] secret sanctuary. The Oracle Speaks through magnetic poetry.
POPO 2026 Day 24
Beatlemania These fourpost-war boys from Liverpoolalchemized black America’sblues, rock, and moreinto mop-topped, matched suitswhite bread musical mannafuel that ignited mania. Patriarchy trembledto vibrations of deafening screams.Ninety North American concertslater, done. They couldn’t hearthemselves above the static.
Enough is Enough: From Ceresco to Wisconsin, Enbridge keeps failing. When will we learn? by Jeffrey Insko on 10/22/26. Also The ‘Gander article on Study finds over 6K oil spills in Great Lakes since 2015 by Trevor King on 10/21/26
Please read this essay on Enbridge carelessness in regards to its building/maintenance/etc. with its oil pipelines across Wisconsin, Michigan, and the waterways within and between them HERE. SHUT DOWN LINE 5 PIPELINE UNDER THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC PERMANENTLY. Trevor King’s article: According to the study, published in the Journal of Great Lakes Research, a total…
