I am funny about snowBut snow is not a funny subjectI await with anticipationfor the coldI wake in the middle of the…
Bedraggled Wishes
They had sat out too longwithered, got caught in the rain and sleetshrunk a little and looked misshapenUnrecognizable really…Except when the mooncaught…
Autumn
As the leavesgo goldenand the greens returnthere is a warming in my bellythat gives birth to an ebulienceThe crisping airwashes awaythe lugubrious sticky…
Thunderstorms
Rain pounds ariver of waterlashing all below Wind whips a frenzyslapping leavesClouds hammering sounds for milesI count the seconds between the lightning and…
No ruffles for fat girls
Get up and go to schoolGet on itand get yourhomework doneAnd what sort of get-up is that?Creative closetcombinationssoundlytrouncedshould theybe viewedas unattractiveDid I…
Vivacious
They of big heartsare long and leggyStubborn souls and prickly tooThey plant their feetand don’t movefor anythingSun lovers they bask untilalmost burstingin…
Ambition
I’m finding ambitionis more of a young persons gamePlaces to gocareers to growfamilies to havesuccesses to pile upon life’s drifting sand…
Breathless
I am breathlessLess exhalemore inhaleNo room to breatheWhen some thingforgottenshould have beenrememberedOr something rememberedthat should have beenforgottenequilibrium lostpanic foundI am breathlesswith outair…
Grab bar Waiting
Attached to a fixtureI am both sturdyand a shiny utilitarian silverMy first owner a young mandid not need meexcept after a particularlydrunken nightHe…
Each Day an Encore
So much repetitionwake, live, sleeplaugh, deep sighstriple sneezeslittle winsbig winsdishearteneddissatisfactionheartachehugs, kissesjoyful connectionscelebrationsbitter lonelinessOne day followsanotherThat we feelat all is both…