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 […]
Sick of Love
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Emily Dickinson said all we know of love is that love is all there is. I distinctly remember that because it was written on our […]
White Noise
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Even when it’s quiet it’s never really silent. Like hearing the ocean in a seashell, there are always soft sounds that whisper. I rest my […]
Holding Memory
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Do we hold memory or does memory hold us, gathering and trading as it moves along on its way, holding onto bits it chooses, tossing […]
To Each Their Own Taste
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I like chocolate and champagne, though not necessarily at the same time. Milk chocolate is best— complemented with salted caramel turns best into bestest. I’m […]
The Baby in the Picture
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The baby in the picture knows who’s in charge. Her expression says put up your dukes, you know I’m gonna win this round and all […]
A Hint of Scent
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A hint of scent carries me away to other times and places, some sweet, some bittersweet. A co-worker’s perfume transports me back to first grade […]
Second Chances
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Things have been quiet around here lately. I want to apologize for that. Life often gets in the way, as I’m sure you’re all aware. […]
The Ballet
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For hundreds of years the ballet has brought beauty and grace to a world sorely lacking. There’s a catch of breath as we watch a […]