My summers were filled with The light of your house, The sound of your voice, The smell of your cookies, The familiar rooms I always returned to. When my year was always different, You were always there to welcome us home, Our home away from home. I loved watching You tend to your flowers asContinue reading “For Grammie”
Tag Archives: Poetry
Going to the Theatre
I sit in a crowded theatre next to people I don’t know behind me are people I do know I turn around to see their reaction when I think something is funny this is the first time I have sat front and center in a crowd in years 15 minutes into the play I realizeContinue reading “Going to the Theatre”
Magic Hour
I put coins in the meter Then walk down to the beach After a long day at work I just want to move my feet The day has been oh so hot My legs feel tense Standing in place Getting used to The patterns that Come along with being Some place new I remind myselfContinue reading “Magic Hour”
reading spots
on a park bench under a tree facing the beach on the beach toes in the sand away from the sun under the sun on a chair in the grass on the grass by a campfire facing a lake next to lake in a camp under a lamp using a lamp to finish a bookContinue reading “reading spots”
happy place
For two days, I disconnect from my reality. Time moves slowly. I trace the sun across the cloudless sky, rising up on one side of the horizon then falling below the other. I read my book, write poems in my journal, and only grab my phone to capture this beautiful view. For the first timeContinue reading “happy place”
Each Step
I walk by the ocean and breathe in the salt air. I can breathe easy here. I can walk for miles on roads and sand without hesitation. My body gets stronger with each step I take. I am not dragged down by the lack of oxygen. This is how I show myself love. This isContinue reading “Each Step”
Chain Reaction
“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” ― Jack Kerouac Driving across the country, I admire the different shades of green and welcome the warm weather. I follow cars and trucks along state lines, over the border to another country. I learn to pay attention to different speeds I neverContinue reading “Chain Reaction”
Facing the Strange
I face all the scary strange feelings of this moment. I don’t shy away from feeling all my fears, all my joy, all my excitement and anxiety that comes along with stepping into something new and unknown. I breathe through panic and distraction. I am present and focused on the now. I remind myself toContinue reading “Facing the Strange”
Four Boxes
What is kept contains memories I don’t want to ever forget. The innocence of my childhood, the fears of my teenager years, the searching of my twenties, wrapped up in these items I place in boxes. Some I will take with me, most I will leave here. The things I donate or throw away aren’tContinue reading “Four Boxes”
2 AM
silence enters the night I do not speak I listen to a book and work on a puzzle I lose track of time trying to fit pieces together slowly the image begins to form the harder I focus rain falls outside may showers continue I can slightly hear the drops hitting the roof the narratorContinue reading “2 AM”
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