Grief is hard, but with time it eases. We do not forget, but the pain is pushed into the corner like dust we missed when […]
Sometimes Good Deeds Get Rewarded
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There’s a water shortage; they tell us not water the lawn— not that we do that much anyway. We’re lucky because old Japanese Maple trees […]
The Blank Page
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A blank page has been staring at me for a month waiting for me to do something, like the future laid out before me anticipating […]
For the Birds
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When they say something is for the birds it’s meant to be worthless, and not taken seriously. I’ve heard it stems from horse droppings from […]
Joy is Coming
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Joy is coming. I don’t like math but I have been counting the days for weeks. Now anticipation has brought me to hours, minutes, even […]
July 4th in the Land of the Brave and Home of the Free
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Can’t stop thinking about what used to be, when July 4th was filled with pride and fun in the land of the brave and the […]
Summertime Sale Time
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Smashwords is having their big July Sale again and all of my books will be available at 50% off their list price. Just click the […]
Thoughts During Pride Month
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In the early 1970s I stood at the train station on a summer afternoon, a lone young woman surrounded by a hundred men, most of […]
The World in Your Eyes
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You held the world in your eyes: a bright summer sky that sparkled over water when you felt joyful or mischievous, or light gray slate […]
The Last Poem
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This is the penultimate poem in a thirty day challenge– not the last poem, but the next to the last. But it could be the […]
