Poetry Friday: The Pandemic Made me Do It (Again)
Again… Years ago, I said I had enough, never would I do it again. You said, “I hurt you,” and recoiled from my touch. It didn’t take long to decide…
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Poetry Friday: My Heart is Heavy Today
My heart is heavy today, but I cannot tell you why. I took a drive to soothe my soul but it did not make me fly. The parking lots…
An Alphabet Poem for a Solitary Walk, #SOL20: Day 21 / Year 3
This poem was inspired by a solitary walk I took this afternoon in my neighborhood. If you are feeling blah from being confined, get out for a walk – it…
Poetry Friday: Water, Water, Everywhere (or Nowhere!)
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about water. This life-giving fluid is our most precious resource. I fear for the future as we pollute, divert, steal, and abuse the water…
Poetry Friday: A Stab at Book Spine Poetry
Today, I decided to try my hand at writing some book spine poetry. This is a form of poetry I have heard about but never written. Earlier this week I…
Soccer Socks
Found on the floor, under the bed, & in the laundry bin. Stinky & stiff, inside out, mismatched, sometimes torn or pocked with holes. Balled up, One inside the other.…
Intensity: A Poem
Intensity, hard to live with even harder for others to understand. Thoughts consume as they are ruminated and then spit out like cud only to be left on the floor without…
Tea: A Poem of Comfort
via Daily Prompt: Tea I am not sure I could live without my cup of tea. Warm, relaxing, amber to saddle in color, steeped endlessly in my mug, But, only…
