Poisons from air and Hormones from cows Carbon from oceans And algae from lakes Sin from the priesthood And racism from schools Glitches from computers And infections from cells
Still the mountain sun rises
No need to be detoxified A fragrance rinsing the vapor Of our moral stains once more
George Cassidy Payne is an independent writer, domestic violence counselor, and adjunct instructor in the humanities at Finger Lakes Community College.
George's blogs, essays, letters, poems, and photographs have been published in a wide variety of national and international outlets such as USA Today, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, The Buffalo News, Albany Times-Union, Syracuse Post Standard, Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, The Toronto Star, The Minority Reporter, Chronogram Journal, Ovi Magazine, CounterPunch, Moria Poetry Journal, Ampersand Literary Review, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, and more.
George's first book of poetry, A Time Before Teachers, is available at Amazon.com.
How lovely and necessary, especially now.Thanks. Terry
Ditto, Terry!