Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dream, expectations, flight, poem, poetry on July 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
She tried to fly
by catching moths
and tying their wings
to herself.
He tried to fly
by studying flight
as if reading
were enough.
But in their drive
to fly they both
lost sight of what
they had—
two legs that leap
and run and walk,
and kick and climb
and dance.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged expectations, poem, poetry, unripe on February 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »
before the lines are written
asking the players to go
on stage and shine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged acceptance, expectations, haiku, poem, poetry, shoes on June 4, 2012| 4 Comments »
these big shoes
though they have long been mine
they still don’t fit
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crow, daughter, expectations, haiku, January, moon, mother, poems, resolution, snow, wanting, wind on January 21, 2012| 1 Comment »
the wind blows
both ways at once
my thoughts, too
*
fingers covered
in syrup my daughter reaches
to hug me
*
me and the falling snow
both of us
shadowless today
*
crow in the empty
tree, it did not sing to me
like a crow
*
in evergreens
drifting snow and how can it be?
scent of lilac
*
rushing to dance
with the moon, I tripped
on my own wanting
*
January and I
recall over tea we forgot
to make resolutions