You Be the Judge

After Mary Oliver

Posted on 01/25/2019 by Greg Wright

every
  poem
         is a
           camel
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Quick to Speak, Quick to Anger

Posted on 01/20/2019 by Greg Wright

A Rorschach test for our times could not be more ready made than the one which surfaced this weekend from Washington, D.C.: a smirking young man in a MAGA hat face to face with a shorter, older Native American man beating a drum.

Cue your rush to judgment.

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Crossword

Posted on 01/16/2019 by Greg Wright

69 Down, “Ascend, 2 wds.”: G-O-U-P
70 Down, “Rose sniffer”: N-O-S-E

87 Across, “Yearn for.”

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Your Story

Posted on 01/14/2019 by Greg Wright

I came to the river at breaking of day,
and dropped into clear, still waters.

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A Murder of Quail

Posted on 01/04/2019 by Greg Wright

My sensible backyard fence has nothing
against winter quail.
It stands six feet tall to keep out dogs
and keep in tension.

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Composition

Posted on 12/11/2018 by Greg Wright

for Nicole Ringgold @YardFood, Twisp

The silversmith smiths
at her overworked bench,
an open secret behind garden shop walls.

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Hidden Dip

Posted on 12/10/2018 by Greg Wright

I could ask how many lovers you’ve had
or when the last time was that you cried.
I might pry into your innermost fears
and damage your psyche or pride.

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