The Falling

all those girls their paper knees folding under them

and the tree so still and the wind running fingers through the leaves

all those girls their long smooth hair waiting, waiting for someone

anyone to run their fingers through it and the tree so still

pulling them under it back to it to carve their initials

into its hard soft skin all those girls crumpling falling like song birds

out of the sky and a mother a poor mother

out in the night dragging her daughter pulling her out of the water

holding her up waiting, waiting for the breath to come

Laura Scott

Graffiti Is Art (Except on Plants)

First things first. I looked up the definition of graffiti and found this:

graf·fi·ti (grəfē′tē) Drawings or inscriptions made on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and so as to be seen by the public.  

I realize that graffiti is an art form and a way of expressing one’s self. I think the people that draw graffiti on buildings really are amazing artists. Not only because they…

18 January Now we are getting somewhere, Key West, where we were last October is a place we are always glad to get back to – it is so vibrant and laid back and so far we haven’t been short of new experiences every time we go but still haven’t had a drink at Sloppy Joe’s. Racing yachts The city was even more crowded with some racing yachts in the city which at one time were all lined up nearby.…