Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev on Pexels.com Skyward mist alwaysthwarts my backyard view despitemy northern addressAurora overthe horizon, visiblejust behind these clouds *Generally haikus are untitled or referenced by the first line, but since I'm posting this online, I thought a title would make things simpler. I hope you enjoyed the poem!*If you’d like to read … Continue reading POEM: “Auroras”
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POEM: “The Newer April Fools”
Photo by Antonio Friedemann on Pexels.com The Cuyahoga County Public Library system posts a daily poem by an Ohio poet each day during the month of April for National Poetry Month. Today also happens to be April Fool’s Day, and the anniversary of my father’s funeral (in 2016). He was a jokester his entire life … Continue reading POEM: “The Newer April Fools”
POEM: “Orchard”
Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com “Orchard” News six thousand miles away banishes sleep from my dry aching eyes Turbulent times rule my waking mind: women weep amid the rubble Why do men destroy what others planted?--Orange trees thriving in desert *If you’d like to read about my progress and plans this year, as well … Continue reading POEM: “Orchard”
CURRENT EVENTS: New Year’s Resolutions Past and Present (2023-2024)
Photo by Mantas Hesthaven on Pexels.com It’s time for my annual accountability post, along with my reflections on the past year. MY 2023 RESOLUTIONS: I’ve been dreading this, since this year has been so abysmal. BE OPEN TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES (even if they are outside my comfort zone). –SUCCESS: Honestly, I’m pleasantly surprised I accomplished … Continue reading CURRENT EVENTS: New Year’s Resolutions Past and Present (2023-2024)
POEM: “Jew in the Garden”
Photo by Kampus Production on Pexels.com “Jew in the Garden” skeletal men in striped uniforms visit the house, do odd jobs. i give them food, although i’ve been told not to. we stay in barracks at my husband’s work, watch chimney smoke blacken sky. i tell my husband, they’re burning the Jews. he says, no, … Continue reading POEM: “Jew in the Garden”
POEM: “there’s no such thing as ordinary”
Photo by Cleyton Ewerton on Pexels.com “there’s no such thing as ordinary” my hair serpentining in the wind like an orgy of snakes above Medusa’s sparking eyes the smell of petrichor and manure--a perfume born by storm clouds in a silver-etched sky Neil Gaiman’s voice sketches London Underground’s unknown imagination roams roads other than the … Continue reading POEM: “there’s no such thing as ordinary”
POEM: “i didn’t cry tonight”
Photo by Dara Hashenko on Pexels.com “i didn’t cry tonight” i slept in today, then finished reading a novel i thoroughly enjoyed reserved the next in the series cleaned house, dishes, my face, my body tried to scrub away the daily soil made my bed, folded, tucked away the excess, read poetry to myself silently … Continue reading POEM: “i didn’t cry tonight”
CURRENT EVENTS: BOOKS READ IN 2022
Photo by Milada Vigerova on Pexels.com Happy New Year! I’ve been keeping track of the books I’ve read ever since my local library started giving raffle entries for each list of fifty read books per year. One of these years, I hope to enter twice. But it’s more important to me to enjoy and absorb … Continue reading CURRENT EVENTS: BOOKS READ IN 2022
CURRENT EVENTS: New Year’s Resolutions Past and Present
NASA Releases New High-Resolution Earthrise Image by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC-BY 2.0 Gather round, kids! That’s right. It’s time for the annual accountability post on my writing blog. Sounds fun, right? I know you’ve been on pins and needles, anticipating this ALL YEAR, so without further ado I give you… … Continue reading CURRENT EVENTS: New Year’s Resolutions Past and Present
POEM: “sunflowers and soup”
Sunflower in the dark shade by eberhard grossgasteiger is licensed under CC-CC0 1.0 “sunflowers and soup” rain does not touch these blooms dried brightly, yet somehow sad deprived of sun within hallowed walls beneath thin glass that sunless shines only with the flash of a bulb their Warhol-esque protest a mockery of his work to … Continue reading POEM: “sunflowers and soup”