Half an egg for a face, two stuffed olives for eyes, An M, a W, and a slash for lips An eyebrow curves, dives, dips, and becomes a nose, two slashes for brows, and seven sticks, four curved, suggest hair, a woman, one half her…

  fire and flame shooting through smoke they’re kicking ass and so am i here we are at the court i’m watching listening and paying attention now things i’ve always struggled with and there’s resentment there, but when the beauty in the arena is this…

One show, two shows Three shows, four Being a theatre girl Is what I am, what I love Five shows, six shows Seven shows, more If I’m not doing theatre Am I really worthwhile? Eight shows, nine shows Ten shows… STOP Breathe Find yourself again…

Prompt Thirteen – Text Prompt Describe your profession through a funny/humorous poem.   Aye, Write!   A Fighter? No no, a writer. I write. You what? I write, you know? Words? Pens? Paper? Well, I never. You write for a living? Not much of a…

My mother’s closet was filled with silk. When she was gone, I hid there to sleep with her perfume.

There they were: Long. Black and white. Pin-striped. On long legs. With Mrs. James at the top of them Mrs. James of the Elvis tracks in mock exams. Mrs. James of the hyenas in the school Christmas play. Mrs. James of the shrine to Tim…

Blonde ringlets frame her heart-shaped face, shining hair pulled off her face with a pink bow. Her bright blue eyes are filled with laughter, big smile swelling her cheeks.   His blonde hair cut close with a fringe above his proud blue eyes. He is…

Was that love What you felt Or it wasn’t   The nights spent Over calls Losing time   Was it lust? Feeling me In whispers.

I am a care giver for my aging mother. Not much humor in that. Bittersweet at times maybe, frustrating, yes! But funny not so much.   If it were anyone else’s mother with dementia I might find humor in how this lady dresses now. She…

Hour Thirteen Children will bounce off walls if their dance teacher tells them. (We don’t of course!) Adolescents won’t do but so much, they don’t want to get perspired in case “dreamy” happens to pass by. Some adults will sponsor funds for children’s tights rather…