liberty bell & independence hall the closing down of 9/11/01 09/11/01

no place to hide dark now covers what rubble covers 09/12

alone with clothes to hang out glued to the world 09/13

Marlene Mountain

a protest wall haiku with sharp edges in a rough court
01/17/03

Marlene

enemies of the elder come to roost in the coop of the younger
9/17

jarred further as commercials creep into reports of havoc in capitalism
9/18

even as september's hauled away why not haiku
9/18

'wanted dead or alive' loved ones of the rubble
9/18

on the home front fewer moths find the light left on for moths to find

a circle of insecurity two ravens fill in the blanks
09/19

'ground zero' an ominous separation from earth even before 9/11

the sky's not falling but if just a little drizzle could find its way home
11/05/01

beneath the autumn blue haiku the fog of peace

sales of guns and gas masks up dramatically a new no hunting sign

i wish ground forces meant forces within the ground
10/21/01

a live update the men's war brushes off more 'collateral damage'
11/01/01

afghan children not even a cave is safe
11/09/01

a b-something empties my mind heavier within the autumn blue
11/09/01

terror talk toward iraq revs up and surveillance of our lives

reporters drain the last ounce for ratings
08/05/02

big plans to bomb clueless what to do for the next 20 years
08/19/02

a speech full of tricky stuff toward war stuff

'person of interest' a compliment except from the improved fbi
09/05/02

friday the 13th terror-talk 'hoax' watch your humorous mouth

watch out for big ears if you've a subversive gleam in your art
09/18/02

main avenues of the world the showdown with dubya heats up
02/15/03