She writes an ode to her lover In the form of a book. He is there, Her hero and yet Not quite a hero, But he is hers. She sends out her love As a whisper to the trees, And it carries it to him,…

Dear, teacher: Ramona at 36, desperate…near quitting   I see you sitting in the rocking chair with that baby-near-toddler in your lap watching Def Jam poetry listening to Taylor Mali’s poem about what teachers make – falling apart because you know you are buckling under…

Even when you’re lost   the dirt knows you. Dust to dust, swirling in the springtime breeze, whispering sweet melodies as it touches the trees and blows past the birds and bees. The worms and beetles call as they crawl under rocks and mud, waiting…

Found a way in the desert No physical markings or a guide Walked a thousands miles Left a hundred times Always trying Walked a valley in the summer Hiked a canyon in the spring Fall in the forest Then winter snow it brings Mountains tops…

“The Land knows you, even when you are lost” Does my homeland know me? Child of the Gael In my tattered, fading cloak, fatigued Without the language the land gave us Does the grass recognize me as one of its own?   A child uprooted…

The land knows you, even when you are lost. It speaks for you when you have no voice. It tastes you in each stride you take upon her, The sweat of your body returns to the elements of her realm. A manifestation, an appendage, an…

haiku   my aching behind causing a big distraction a poet’s nightmare     TobeTT  # 16

I found the rabbit Followed him to the tree Alas, the hole is too small for me Can’t keep going Tried calling the rabbit out He hasn’t changed much Still wears the watch We are friends now He is showing me another way He always…

You and I   YOU angry, bitter hurting, screaming, fighting man, warrior……woman, nurturer crying, loving, writing compassionate, tender ME     (A diamante consists of seven lines: line one (A) and seven (G) must be nouns and opposites. Line two is two adjectives that clearly…

I’ve packed my bags. I’m taking off. Don’t say goodbye or try to stop me. You had your chance to treat me well. You blew that chance. Now go to hell. I’m off to find a brighter day. I can see it from here. I’m…