“Habits” – Day 24 of National Poetry Month

Tomorrow is another day To lose the war another way To flub the words you’d like to say To fail again and run away To think your thoughts are all cliche To hate the game, refuse to play To learn your hairs are turning gray To hide the face you won’t display To sleep in … Continue reading “Habits” – Day 24 of National Poetry Month →

“Secrets” – Day 15 of National Poetry Month

Among the apologies that we printed And triple-checked for spelling errors Before circulating into the waiting rooms of social hypochondriacs I slipped the secrets of the universe Encoded by some summer-movie logic And randomly dipped in honey To be skimmed over To remain frustrations I stamped my vulnerability and sealed confession to it I delivered … Continue reading “Secrets” – Day 15 of National Poetry Month →

“In My Bleak Midwinter” – Day 8 of National Poetry Month

Modeled after "A Christmas Carol" aka "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Christina Rossetti, 1872 In the bleak midwinter Burning sun made blaze; Earth cracked dry as corpses; Water lost to haze; Snow forgotten; snow, what snow? Frozen brow and nose In the tundra of winter lost Long, long ago. Our charge, heaven entrusted, Earth could … Continue reading “In My Bleak Midwinter” – Day 8 of National Poetry Month →

“Headache” – Day 6 of National Poetry Month

Earplug and ibuprofen “But” “Oh” “Wait!” Blindfold and turn the light off “Clank” “Flick!” “Hey…” Now? Really? “Shuffle” “Step” “Step” “Creak” Two minutes… or twenty? “Flush” “Wash” “Gurgle” Blink. Searing. Screaming. Shredding. Maybe one more glass of water? Send an email. Write a poem. Close your eyes until this day (or life) is over. April … Continue reading “Headache” – Day 6 of National Poetry Month →