Dashboard Horus: A Bird's Eye View of the Universe

  Sandra Tanhauser first started writing poetry in the early 1970’s when she lived in the Santa Monica/Venice Beach area. The artistic scene then centered around small bookstores and Beyond Baroque which was a venue for poetry readings and other artistic performances. She had a number of poems published in Bachy and Momentum . After retirement from a career in IT, she returned to writing and has been very involved with poetry scene at the Sacramento Poetry Center. Several of her recent poems have been published in Voices and LAdige Review . She finds poetry a beautiful avenue for exploring the essence of life. Five Thousand Stone Steps Five thousand stone steps, where runners in sandals climb thru orchid laden forests hung with mist thru clouds that hover over valleys and waterfalls that spiral over cliffs. lead to Machu Picchu meeting point of earth and heaven amid soaring iridescent peaks. Magnificent city of stone, clay hills terraced in succession high above rounding rivers...

  Scott C. Kaestner is a Los Angeles poet, writer, dad, husband, and man who believes the simpler the simple things, the better they become. Google “scott kaestner poetry” to peruse his musings and doings, maybe even buy a book. The Las Vegas Trip Two mushrooms eaten in a 5th floor hotel room doors swing open I walk these streets looking through the prism of foregone conclusions empty promises and unrealistic expectations cigarette smoke clouds fluorescent lights and lady luck she is a ghost here everyone’s looking nothing is found high hopes, heat, cocktails roll the dice - sip bourbon swallow my fate along with the burden of being a stranger in a strange land a daisy soul tripping fire breathing dragon in an arid vacuum of time and space waiting for a win that ain’t coming. © 2024 Scott C. Kaestner