Revolution is Poetry by Patricia Furstenberg

[tabby title="Poem"] That day it rainedWith bullets and tearsWith stones and fearBrother against sisterChests bareLips dareI was there. That day we yelledWords that killedSongs that freedTruths willedTeeth bareFists dareYou were there. That day they failed,We stood unafraid.Kill the revolutionThey raged.Revolution...

What the eye smells by Patricia Furstenberg

[tabby title="Poem"] I wanted to beThe lace on the waveThe curve in the oceanWhen it swells with love.But I am not,I am me.I wanted to beThe spark in the sandThe diamond that shinesMightier than the sun.I am but me.Let my...

By the Tree by Patricia Furstenberg

[tabby title="Poem"] Old George crawled each morningStill half-asleep, to the foot of the treethat rose outside the churchyard-Where the path curved through the shade.The tree with carvings in its bark,Of love. He’d lift his old army hat,Smiled at the passersbywho...

The dead burn easily by Patricia Furstenberg

[tabby title="Poem"] Step, step on this landThat was not yours to begin with.Run, pound the roads that were not of your making.The dead burn easily. Laugh at the sun, laugh at lifeThat was gifted to you.Cry, yell at what they...