Happy Presidents Day Week!

Hi folks :  Well Valentines Day has come and gone and now Presidents Day is here along with spring break. The year is just flying by.  This week I'm letting folks know about the American Poetry Journal. They are accepting submitions through March 31st 2011. They're also running a book prize.  Here's the web site for info: http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/apj_examples.html
Now, here's this weeks poem: It's a revised version of a poem called "The Crack Baby's Prayer" that was published in Instant Poetry (Just add words!)

Four Thousand Years Ago

By "Laughing" Larry Berger

Four thousand years ago

the Nile ran red

Red with the blood of

a people yearning for freedom .

Five hundred years ago

The Hudson ran red

Red with the blood of

a people losing their homes to

to the new kids on the block.

Ttwelve years ago

Los Angeles burned

burned with the fires of

hatred and of promises

too long left unkept.  

Last week

Egypt burned

burned with the fires of liberty

and of hope for the future.

Four thousand years ago

the Nile ran red

what color will it run for me?

Here's the Link to buy the book If you want:

http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Poetry-Just-Add-Words/dp/1450255523/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1296114461&sr=1-1

See you next week!