Barbara

The Lady Came to Baltimore

Dorothy Parker is a writer largely known for two brief poems:"Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses," and"Razors pain you; rivers are damp; acids stain you; and drugs cause cramp. Guns aren...
Posted by Barbara on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:39:00 PST

Border Lines

You were a perfect strangerIt's a shame we had to meet
Posted by Barbara on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 06:09:00 PST

media mutts

For the past several days, the media in the United States has been obsessed with a story about comedian Ellen DeGeneres and her adopted puppy. The public became outraged when Ellen began weeping on he...
Posted by Barbara on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:06:00 PST

Securing Our Homeland

-->[if !supportEmptyParas]-->  -->[endif]--> Feds Recommend Closing Saudi School in Va. By MATTHEW BARAKAT  Associated Press October 18,2007 McLEAN, Va. (AP)  A private Islamic school suppo...
Posted by Barbara on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:52:00 PST

bondage

The strongest chains Are fused From pain and fear Alloyed with misfortune and mistrust We twist them around our brains Bind our hearts Imprison our spirits Click the lock No axe can break them No torc...
Posted by Barbara on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:09:00 PST

Dictates of Conscience

      Last night I saw The Great Dictator, the film in which Charlie Chaplain first spoke. This morning I awoke to find that Marcel Marceau has died. I was immediately struck by the co...
Posted by Barbara on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:13:00 PST

WHY?

I don't want to go to bed My favorite TV show is on I don't want to go to bed Can I have some popcorn, please? I don't want to go to bed Why do YOU get to stay up late? I don't want to go to bed ...
Posted by Barbara on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:59:00 PST

The Failure of Success

  For decades, when someone mentioned Alfons Mucha, I thought of Pink Floyd. For me, his art was an earlier version of a Peter Maxx or Paul Harvey. I also had some vague idea that Mucha had creat...
Posted by Barbara on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:00:00 PST

The Parallax View

You are like starlightTwinkling in the distanceIlluminating the darknessWarming the nightYou are like starlightAwakening dreamersBeckoning believersWhispering hopeYou are like starlightA chimera of lo...
Posted by Barbara on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:42:00 PST

nouveau

  Send me a postcard When you arrive At the Destination You seek Be sure to describe The harrowing drive That led to the mountain peak Immortalize the breeze and the cloudless skies Explain how ...
Posted by Barbara on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:30:00 PST