When I was in middle school Sitting in the back of the math class On account of alphabetical order (by last name) I never knew that everyone else could see the equations In dark green dry erase marker at the front of the room clearly…
Category: Marathon Poem
Analyzing Time
Analyzing Time I tell the students in my class to sit quiet for one minute. They laugh; I tell them it is harder than they think. More giggles, a few bravado jeers, little indifference when I dare them. I set the timer on my desk….
Star nursery- hour 6
It could be several eons sometimes Before they burst out: ants crawling out of dead tadpole bodies Festive and yet there will be one mourning- That it was too short a time. Languages Acquired in those noteworthy moments lost, Completely, to the bigger eye of…
Hour 7 – Modern Architect (Image prompt)
Hello I need windows In my new building please give me 3 windows To let in the light. Put them on each floor To maximize my light. Oh you’re quite expensive I wonder why that is. I hope you keep the windows nice Money is…
Swing
I take a path and oscillate Between loving her and breaking her heart. What’s the best way to hurt someone? Make them feel comfortable around you. These days, I just sit on a swing. To and fro, I change emotions.
New Planet – Same Earthlings (Hour 7 – Half Marathon 2021)
New Planet – Same Earthlings (Hour 7 – Half Marathon 2021) Thanks to those with a ton of money We have learned how to escape to space To settle on planets never before Exposed to human life We take with us Not only our possessions…
7 Salmon Pea Wiggle
Jersey girl from a foreign land Marries man from another time A mere three years apart Yet a cultural century separates My mother went to college His rode her horse to school Days when English fails What are you talking about? …
Hour 6 – Prompt from the song
it’s all spread out before me Earth His footstool Skies His Glory these places I thought I travelled alone pathways I’ve forged seas I’ve crossed the wilderness that tried to claim me… but He saw it all He shows me the limitlessness of…
Front Street (Lahaina, Maui) part 1
Millions have walked up and down my sidewalks. Some come to shop, to dine or just to feel my island warmth. Suddenly I was alone, deserted. I was calling out with tears of desperation. People where are you? Where are the footsteps that trod on…
Why is it so difficult To be different From the normal? Why are you cursed For being different From the normal? I could be weird But that’s what I feared! Normal could be weird Normal should be cheered Normal could be queered Normal should be…