el Día de la Independencia
With a coin in hand
for the ferryman
we cross the river{ … }…

The blind man
walks slowly to the voting polls
reaches for a lever
and pulls it. { … }…

The mark of an educated man
is his ability to listen to another's viewpoint { … }…

Non so piú cosa fare
I don’t know what to do
War after war,
all in the name of peace.{ … }…

I remember this scene, driving up Howard Street with my father, just like it was yesterday.{ … }…

skies filled with darkening clouds
drops like water balloons fall without warning.
thunder, lightning, rain { … }…

Never thought I would enjoy rain
after growing up near San Francisco
foggy summers and dreary, overcast winters
followed by Santa Barbara, more of the same { … }…