The Man in the Dog Park (review)
The Man in the Dog Park
by Cathy A. Small with Jason Kordosky and Ross Moore
reviewed by Marybeth Webster
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The Man in the Dog Park
by Cathy A. Small with Jason Kordosky and Ross Moore
reviewed by Marybeth Webster
My world both shrinks and grows.
One day, a glorious god’s-ray
aimed directly at my heart;
then a declining, dying Dodo.
Little brown birds peck on my deck.
A Flicker steals their seed.
Another country bombed by robots.
A man-god waves at cheering crowds.
Dare imagine
exploring vast space in a
tiny, tender spaceship!
Dare seek knowledge
you are not ready to know!
Do extraterrestrial robots
control us until we mature?
We long to be wise and to venture
beyond our own limits, to grow,
to deserve uncharted space.
Notes taken during a silent retreat, during which the author confronted a Faith and Practice, a steep and slippery trail, and a squirrel.
A birthday poem.
Dear Editor: I am part of the Council of Elders, a volunteer organization in the Rogue Valley of southern Oregon, committed to promoting civil discourse. We started this organization after hearing about Better Angels (www.better-angels.org), a nation-wide organization that sprang up after the politically polarized 2016 elections.
