February 2, 2003
Today, seven astronauts exploded high in the sky.
Seven skiers perished under Canadian snows.
Thirty-three shoppers burned in a Chinese mall.
While our nation prepared to shock
and awe the people of the Middle East.
All of this makes it difficult
to smile for the camera.
This is not a problem for the children,
riding high on parents’ shoulders.
On 2/2/03, about 1500 people in my community of Bainbridge Island joined a rising wave of local communities who are assembling for “peace portraits”. Old hippies and Republican housewives aplenty–all convinced that our country is preparing to badly screw its karma.
