blogger offers choice of snow lump stories
I woke up this morning to a giant snow lump in my driveway. The sight caused me to laugh out loud. Is the universe trying to send me a…
get the f— out!
Some people like to complain about everything all the time. Ironically, others complain about others complaining and then claim they’re not complaining at all. Some people like to throw…
mississippi mills council ‘reporting’ reboot
I’m not really a political animal. When I lived overseas, I didn’t have a vote and had no control of what happened around me. But in Canada, my vote…
war crimes
I woke up this morning to horror stories of slain civilians and empty rhetoric. This poem is about that. war crimes by susan © 2022 war crimes blackened streets…
war zones
This painting by fine artist and FB friend Don Bruner captured my attention. The subject is the downtown Almonte, Ontario, Canada, the small community in which we both live….
space invaders
The name of this poem is inspired by a 1978 video game (screen shot above) in which “the goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with…
battle stations
We are becoming polarized, divided and disconnected to the point that we seem completely unable to hear each other. It’s sad. This poem is about that. battle stations by…
shut the f**k up
When forum or group threads get out of control, I try my best to stay calm, civil and measured in my responses. Mostly I succeed. But not always. And sometimes…
you don’t have to be shot at to be brave
Staging a one-woman “demonstration” in London’s Trafalgar Square in July 2009 was not without hazards. Just as my short “protest” came to a close, three of the Heritage Wardens who…
about better bee-haviour
Yet another poem inspired by online conversations featuring great divides, political and otherwise. I speak the poem as a narration on the video. The words may be read below….