Poems from Annette M Velasquez
In my dreams, I often visit Eden,
wild, pristine unspoiled by man.
Nature's palette blankets the earth
and God's creatures roam free on the...
Somewhere in the most wretched alley
of a ghetto,
wildflowers bloom
in defiant splendor
their showy colors and beauty
a match to any well-...
People lost and lonely,
homeless and forsaken
dumped like animals bereft of love
rummage through the trash
for daily sustenance.
They are...
Sunset fades slowly from the sky.
Massive blocks of polished stone
list the nation's slain.
"The Wall" looms stark and grim.
An apologetic...
They must endure
the twin hardships
of hunger and cold,
their home the frozen
tundra.
They often starve
when game is scarce
and the hunt...