Category: Poem
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Melody of the New Year
It’s one-one-two-three January 1st, twenty twenty three A foggy start here on the East Coast My husband and I piled in My brother too He wanted to meet people and get in better shape So we brought him with us to the cape We’d talked him into his first race We all drove to the…
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The Deceased
It’s funny how death has a way A way of bringing the scattered together A way of making us think about living So on a pretty day in December we gather Three hundred or so but a core group We each have a story We all enter the doors The deceased’s pictures hangs on the…
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Hummingbird
What do You say about my heart That’s all that matters, isn’t it? Not my boss or peers, the internet Not where I live, what I wear, what I do, or where I sit What’s behind all of it? You watch it flutter You hear me sputter Like a hummingbird Worrying, rushing At the forefront…
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Crucial Christmas
My heart hammers as I think about it A 30 min drive I dread It’s Christmas I should be resolute but I’m conflicted instead My husband stayed behind with his family I said I’d go see mine so I do I don’t want to be there But in 30 minutes I’m here A place I’ve…
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Home for Christmas
I learned a lot about you after you were gone Your son put the pieces together It was hard A eulogy My Christmas card You had your start in New York But you weren’t really ever born until Vermont Where you met the Lord and were forever changed The writing of your life switched font…
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Clouds
The sky is a painting Better yet a movie So many scenes A different one each day Like my dreams I like to watch it as I run As I drive home from work As I get dressed In the morning it glows – yellow-orange Afternoon, a mellow yellow with purple blue clouds At night…
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Will You Forgive Me
Will you forgive me I’m guilty like all the rest I have a hard time being around everyone Even if I try my best I sip water compulsively No wine – they might look at me I judge everyone in the room As my shoulders stoop I hope the time to leave comes soon I…
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Death to Life
Is this the age at which calls and texts make me shudder Seems to be the case – increasingly so At least via text my friends can’t stutter My heart fluttered today as one came through Have you heard?, it said I wait for the truth Hoping another’s not dead Turns out life support this…
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Flu Shot
Do you want a flu shot? Sure you had a reaction 30 years ago – it made you ill Your mom never had one You say they’re made to kill And with a sore arm you can’t have any fun Anyway, you think it’s a conspiracy It’ll cause cancer You think as you light your…
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Solo
Sometimes – no, almost all the time, I’d like to just be alone Solitary, solo It wouldn’t be scary I could blast the heat Get off my feet Open the blinds, or close them Light a candle Leave my clothes on the floor Do whatever I want in my own retreat One day I woke…
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