She stands there at the door waiting,the one I love so much,her hair a silhouetteagainst the light from inside.She’s waiting. She won’t come out.I step a little closerand can see her shining faceand her brilliant eyesin the shadow of the light.I think again—what have I done?I open my arms toward herbut she does not come.She…
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Avoid Destroying Your New Love
On November 10, 2023, I held a funeral for my wife, Lynn. It was the fifth anniversary of her death. I had three men join me for the funeral ceremony—one who also lost his wife to breast cancer and mental illness, one who was in the process of losing his partner to breast cancer and…
A Last Poem for Lynn
All these yearsI tried to save youfrom self-destruction.Nowin these final days —however many are left —you have won.A thousand choicesled to your demise.Suicide by canceris a hellish way to go. Your loose grip on life,your soaring spirit,never seemed quiteat home here.Your beauty,your mysteryentranced my heartall that time.I loved you Lynn.In fact,I love you now. That…
The Parade of Our Predicament
Dark clouds gather over the desertbut they refuse to rain.Men plot how to save the nationwith violence and lies.The gathering storm moves onleaving the western fires to burn.When the rain comes anywhere,it is too much. People drownin hope against a fear of somethingthat does not exist.How do so many fear a lie? I want to…
Climate Change Is Coming for Your Retirement, and You Probably Have No Idea How
The SVB bank failure shows us how Last week’s failure of Silicon Valley Bank is a signal. It is putting us all on notice — not just that everything is changing, but that everything has already changed. Anyone who makes financial decisions going forward without realizing this puts themselves in extreme peril. The world is simply not…
Some Lines on Snow and Love
Snow falls to cover the tracks,hides everywhere I’ve been.No one will know; perhaps not care.First the mouse tracks, then the squirrel.Fox prints disappear, then coyote.Deer are last, the wolf does not move.There are no bear tracks — they’re all sleeping. Through this whitenessI long for you. So many milesbetween us. Something is rightand something is…
Argument Against “On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal”
Book by Naomi Klein
How to Beat Big Oil
Hint: it’s not with a revolution
“Limits to Growth” Has Become the Enemy of Climate Solutions
We need to get our priorities in order
What can you do about climate change? Plenty, and no one is talking about it
It’s not about carbon footprint