This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.

“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is a man with the mind of a spoiled child. His debilitating solipsism is a threat to the stability of the entire world. A functional Congress would impeach and remove him.” [nytimes.com]

Love this guy's sculptures. All made with crayons. Herb Williams, artist:

. . . big enough prayer rug . . . (Modern Haiku, Fall 2025)

. . . base camp at the foot of sleep . . (The Heron's Nest, Dec. 2025)

. . a shell, some sand my island refuge on the sill . . (The Heron's Nest, Dec. 2025)

. . state flower my allegiance to the bee . . (The Heron's Nest, Sept.2025)

. over the crib a universe in suspense

Bread Loaf . . . a mountain a way of life a kind of thinking

. "My rules: Lightness above weightiness, elevate everyone you encounter." ~ CRAIG MOD

Hard things are supposed to be hard. “Changing old patterns, ending relationships you’ve outgrown, raising children, creating from your core, letting go, stretching, growing, and stepping into the unknown.” [kottke.org]

. standing among the aspens just one of the grove .

. my day off to the speed of morning glories .

. my father and I a puzzle we've done before .

. tide pool the searchable world we live in .

. standing in the middle of now here .

. last year's hostas our losses turn to lace .

. my father has no use for them death poems

Bread Loaf is my home away from home. #IDYLLIC

. above the car dealership a massive flag no one can believe . #RESIST

. wearing my bare feet how else to cross the morning meadow .

. that's what they said about Titanic America

An avid fan of KOTTKE.ORG as well! R E S I S T.

NOON #27, April 2025 Check out the newest issue of NOON; Journal of the Short Poem Here: noonpoetry.com/issues/

contemporaryhaibunonline.com The new CHO 21.1 is up. April 2025. Check it out.

kottke.org Follow this guy. He reminds me to not sit idly by. Plus, he's a fellow Vermonter. Home of The Resistance. His is a crucial voice given the current state of democracy.

hissing his Inaugural Year of the Snake

. “Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves” ~ Basho

mid-life a minor god in your average myth

morning glory . . . who says there's no light at the end of the tunnel

. “Life is a garden, not a road. We enter and exit through the same gate. Wandering, where we go matters less than what we notice.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut

Thanks to the editors at FIRST FROST. Check the journal out and follow. www.firstfrostpoetry.com

. middle age I build the snowman a son . #haiku

. white pine the mast of a tall ship inside . #haiku

. winter's tale the white pine's translation . #haiku

. turkey carving my father's absence . #oneliner #haiku

. growing old together the river and the rain #haiku

Check out T I N Y W O R D S an online journal of haiku and other small poems @tinywords-official.bsky.social #micropoetry

. park bench centering myself in the sun's path

more alike than different fireflies

#haiku #haibun #poetry Starting over here.

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