The difference ‘tween him and he
appears at first randomly
in mutations rare
results unfair
blessing him with ignorance
cursing he with intelligence.
If a plan there be
we fail to see
what force of kindness
manufactured blindess
to that which pulses like the breast
of pigeondoves and marmosets.
The one who looks not like you
the blackdykewopniggajew
heshehim your sisterbrother
emerging from a wombless mother
the difference ‘tween us and it
disappears when tightly knit.
Hope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has…
Clarinetist Glenn Dickson, master of klezmer, has made a solo recording, “Wider Than the Sky,” that’s been on perpetual repeat at our home office. Using over-dubs and electronic digital effects, Dickson fills the aural soundscape with a rich melange of chordal textures supporting the melody. His celebrated virtuosity is subsumed here to long, elegiac musical...
