She Couldn’t See The Light She couldn’t see the light Her vision of life was unclear A lack of confidence, of clarity Ensnared by senseless fear No momentum to move forward Thankfully, taking no steps back Just living a lateral life Running circles on the same old track It is a comfortable life, she concedes … Continue reading
Poetry Is It’s the flavor gift of wood, of cedar planked and blanketed with a fish. It sends wind to fan forest fires, then brings rain to drown the smoke. It’s the fennel of my pasta’s sauce. It tells me I can indeed plant kisses on frogs though my sons puzzle and frown at me. … Continue reading
The blank page White, virginal, pure as snow Waiting for words to decorate its surface Sterile, unrelenting, intimidating The absence of words creates a void, an emptiness The writer thinks, ponders, reflects So many topics to explore Pick one, just one, and move forward Create an outline, a blueprint to progress to avoid off-topic ramblings … Continue reading
When I was in high school, my English teacher developed an interesting assignment relating to poetry and the concept of cause and effect. On the chalkboard – seriously, a chalkboard – she wrote the following: Put Let Put Let Put Let Put Let The only instruction we received was to write a poem; each sentence … Continue reading
She kept her abundance in a jar on the windowsill by the back door She would briefly glance from time to time at her jar of abundance as she would take out her trash or as she hustled out the door for work Her jar of abundance would shine brilliant colors of the sun Gold, … Continue reading
Straighten Up and Fly Write 