It’s been some time since I posted favorite poetry. I veered off more into CNF and flash fiction for a few months but still read some poetry, just not as much as usual. As I was putting this post together, … Continue reading Favorite Poetry
A quick update on my recent publications. Today I have two centos in Emerge Journal’s Tenth Anniversary issue. Thanks to Ariana DenBlyker for her years of work and support for the writing community and happy anniversary! My poems are here … Continue reading Poems & Flash Fictions
Dusty trunk of cracked leatherand crusty lock reveal Great-Gran’s long-forgotten cache of fine Chinese silks,bolts of vibrant threads that survived tempestuous seas and mud-sucking roadsbut Great-Gran vanished in the waves of flu, the silks packed away, tempting nibblesfor attic mice. … Continue reading Reincarnation
The earth cracksshifts, slants Breath stillsSpirit sinks untilall that’s left is a huskLife evaporates like a magic trickUp in the skystars glitter Sharp pointed teethwaitingDying leaves shiveringand rattlingon branches trying to hold onTrying It’s a gloomy morning here with a … Continue reading Unfinished Ending
Winter wind —-Chases clouds across blue skyHowls at shivering palm trees ~~~ Inspired by this post about January winds on Naturalist Weekly, a wonderful blog that connects nature and poetry. *This is the palm tree that fell right behind my … Continue reading Winter Wind
I love my bed, love snuggling under the purple patchwork quilt hand-sewn by my mamaw’s best friend over 35 years ago, Love how the sheets are cool in summer, but warm up with my body’s heat in winter, I love … Continue reading Eyes Closed in a Quiet Room
This is a poem that was published in Muddy River Poetry Review back in 2017. It has a reference to a Beatles song in the title and in the verse. The Beatles have been all over the Net with the … Continue reading dVerse Open Night: Don’t Carry the World
a balmy late morningsunlight falling across my lapamid the sounds of city trafficthe unfamiliar call of a birdperhaps on a rest stopto even more southern climesor one of the neighborhood blue jays practicing impressionsand waiting for peanuts Continue reading Morning Meditation: A call unfamiliar
Creation’s ChaosVoices fall from the night sky, a chorale of invisible comets disguised as bone and wax,splashing over the landscape, hopeful as sleeping seeds windblown into creation’s chaos,searching eyes balanced between luck and inevitability. Nursing a tender center desperate for … Continue reading Creation’s Chaos
Shouldn’t it still be April? Lol, well it soon will be again. I have been meaning to post links to my recent publications as they occur but never did so here they are, if anyone is interested. Many thanks to … Continue reading It’s crazy how time flies
