Fifty students in each section and three such sections in the class With tears in their eyes, shake each other’s hands and hug tight As standard ten comes to a close and high school opens its door They know they will separate, unsure when they…

Haunted by a 20-Year-Old Dance   The pump in the espresso maker pounds a heartbeat, like dancing feet like the pulse I felt through the ground when we danced together, okay not together but nearby, barefoot on the dusty ground and the crema in my…

A sunhat on her head and flip-flops on her feet A hunter with a bottle for caterpillars Treks to the field at the end of the street A field with an apple tree and full of milkweed Right for a seven years old scientist and…

Scythe Before she opens her eyes mama knows It will be today Her eyes open to greet the sun She raises her hands in a yawning stretch Pulling herself from under the heavy warmth of the quilt Mama stands leaning on the bed, breathes in,…

    My time is not my own. I am on call from dusk till dawn. I feel like a circus jugglar, Trying to meet each of his needs. Banker, Chauffeur, Housekeeper, Teacher, Yes.  I do it all.     But I will miss Grandpa…

twitter me a story, yours, I want to twitter you mine 140 characters, it’s complicated   girl, born poet, first memory is scent of donut; craved motherhood, made choices accordingly, now loves these three, a girl, God – all poets     (prompt was write a poem…

They wanted me to write an unwritten story Something different Something unseen by the human eye But who am I what did they see in me that I couldn’t see As if they saw an unforeseen talent As I sit here with thinking of how…

Is winning. Technology: 100   Me: Zero How did I get HERE, from where I was… looking up a word definition. Wait! Go back! No, I do not wish to donate, sign a petition or speak to a counselor, I just want… To hell with it….

We sit Together, but not You, slaying some hidden dragon Me, soaking in the calmness, before the storm You look at me, Nothing but Love Sunshine soaking us Hidden dragons all around We sit, calm and safe in each other’s Love The world turning, as…