marlene mountain
one-line haiku sequence
september 1986-february 1987
autumn stillness
[moment]
autumn stillness i take less of the world's evils to heart
over 50000 nuclear weapons on the planet
'males are more fragile than females
throughout life' *
i live in my room when i can
40% of nyc children are in absolute
poverty
women still inhibited by small minds
first snow aware of all that won't get
done
$111 thousand the average american home
'women have been suppressed longer than
any other group' **
i find myself in her words
approximately 22000 toxic waste sites
in the usa
1 in 3 american women likely to be raped
a day of pain i order a 'woman of power'
button
400 nuclear plants
world wide 30 million unwanted pregnancies
i've yet to pour out my heart
'national center for missing and exploited
children'
women waste their breath
* marilyn french ** robin morgan
[haiku collected for sequence]