The Sunday Poet: Judith Katz-levine

Judy Katz-levine is the author of three poetry collections: "When The 
Arms Of Our Dreams Embrace" (SARU 1991), "Ocarina" (SARU/Tarsier 2006), 
and "When Performers Swim, The Dice Are Cast" (Ahadada 2009).  Her 
recent poems have appeared in "Salamander", "Ygdrasil", "Gravel", "Muddy 
River Poetry Review", "Ibbetson Street", "Poem Of The Moment" 
(Massachusetts Poetry Festival Newsletter), and "Blue Unicorn".
 
Stark Light
 
the lilac leaves
a young man insists
on justice, grieves
the homeless ones
he meets at
the train station
stark light
I listen   impossible
to move on it
we hear about wars
starting up
pray for an end
to the violence
stark light   at noon
cars shine in the heat
I grieve for the world
and getting older
listen to the young
their laments
for future decades
 
  - Judy Katz-levine