When the earth groaned. Part of Japan sank two feet deeper into the ocean. And moved thirteen feet closer to the United States. Its land widened. The planet’s mass shifted and changed its axis. Lives shattered. When the earth groaned. It triggered heaves in people across the world. Widening our hearts. Drawing us closer to […]
Groaning for Japan
Sun bursts through banks of rolling pink and laughs all gold. Another dawn explodes with hope. A day like any other, with plans and expectations. I eat my oatmeal milked and sweet with slice of amber buttered. Steaming tea in hand, I sit. A crow catches draft and sails above corn stubble in bowl of […]