I support the right to bear arms:
arms that remember how to hold a life in them,
that treasure even their everyday entanglements,
arms that never rest but exercise their
...
Today I sit at my
ordinary office desk
but
I take my blanket
...
Sometimes I want to flee,
stumble down the steps to the sea,
fight the sand with all my might,
then breathe in the tears of the sea.
...
I remember best
how water lilies
lay with dead wood
so serene-
...
My car moves along
the roads,
like bow to violin:
one motion is not
...
T. F. Rice is the Editor of The Other Herald, a small Western New York literary publication aimed at youth/elder writers and those otherwise in isolation (whether it be due to a small-town or long-term-care living) . Rice can better be described as a 'recovering accountant' (other career) . Published works include The City/Country Poet's Guide to Old Forge, New York: Memories of Great Times, a 'crossover' book between Travel and Literature. More 'Guides' are planned, as well as other 'crossover' books, part of a lifetime goal to make poetry more accessible.)
I Support The Right To Bear Arms
I support the right to bear arms:
arms that remember how to hold a life in them,
that treasure even their everyday entanglements,
arms that never rest but exercise their
freedom and yet a vintage restraint.
It is the arms not the arms that take a life.
We've designed devices that make it easier
to hate, to fear, to take.
Arms are not arms are not arms.