One thought drops across the hillside.
Its facets shine along cold furrows,
breaking into consciousness,
slide down
deliberate as rain
into pipes a hollow silver
into troughs
their green arms open
into ruts full up with a brown laughter
into old weeds
a joyous handshaking
after young ducks
chuckling even as bridesmaids
their white wings floating
through each puddle
and every pool
the pale color pouring
across the threshold.
© Val Morehouse, version: May 2000.
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Taken after the snow on Mount Diablo…just as the frost melted in the garden.
Camillas
Primroses, and Azaleas
Cymbidiums and…
Violas
Chinese Hybiscus blooming behind glass…
© Val Morehouse, Feb. 2006,
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Below is the text of an email to the White House:
President George Bush:
I understand that the government intends to “outsource” security at our ports, etc. to a company from Dubai. For the love of God, what are you thinking???? Don’t you people have any common sense left in Washington? First of all our security should not be outsourced to anyone. Period. Further, this is an Arab country, and therefore persona non grata as far as intimate knowledge of our security arrangements goes. In those parts of the world anything can be obtained by someone willing to bribe… including anything these people will know about our security. Open the door. Invite Osama right on in why don’t you? This kind of idiocy makes the Nixon White House look like the keystone cops. And don’t think we don’t know it. You spy on Americans; gag book store owners and librarians; detain and disappear citizens and others without access to lawyers; and twist every fact into an untruth. This is not in the interests of democracy or the republic. This is the stuff of facism. We, the People. Remember us? Go through with this, and impeachment will rise to the top of We, the People’s agenda. Not only do I give you a no confidence vote on this one, I will be one of the first to sign the impeachment petition.
© Val Morehouse, version: Feb 19, 2006.
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