Scranton once beckoned as a blessed and powerful haven for the so-called pro-life movement. In Irish Catholic hard coal country “pro-life” is a deceptive euphemism for cruel anti-abortion zealotry. My Hill Section neighbor and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey once helped lead that fanatical charge against abortion rights for women. Nobody was more dangerous to women’s […]
SOONER THAN LATER goodbye for now mighty refuge in the sea Ixchel left her mark on my soul a cosmic jaguar claw drawing a line in pure white sand we vow to protect the island of women Maya culture our precious planet helping Ixchel when we can spreading moonlight celestial power ancient magic spells even […]
BECKONING conch shells whisper secret maya sounds from cliffs beside temple ruins sharing moon goddess Ixchel’s power in the Yucatán earth beyond our mysterious origin so deep within vast sapphire sky all the way to the Mexican moon and back one day we’ll return to this southern finger of Isla Mujeres beckoning wise spirits of […]
BELOW THE SURF choppy waves slapping blue surging chaos scares people unaware how disturbance teaches serenity put your face below the surf dunk your head open your eyes see and feel clarity underwater tranquility as far as soft seas stretch enter beneath the surface dive deeply into unconscious composure rest easy amid the storm find […]
WHEN THE JAGUAR ARRIVES kneeling at the edge of the world the woman offers a gift to the jaguar one day the black and gold beast will visit Isla Mujeres to stalk the “cliff of the dawn” high above a rippling cobalt sea when the jaguar arrives the woman wants her to feel at home […]
