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I Taste Spring
Read more: I Taste SpringI miss traveling. I miss the rush of the airport, the excitement of getting my passport stamped, of exploring new places and reacquainting myself with old haunts. Most of all, I miss the beautiful, wonderful people in those countries. I miss them a lot. When I came across this writerly musing of mine, I decided…
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Summer Ends
Read more: Summer EndsIt’s not really the end of the summer (thankfully!), but I’m sharing this poem because I wrote it around he the same time as the writerly musing I just posted on Monday. I wrote these two pieces at the very end of a wonderful summer, as the days grew shorter and cool weather approached, but…
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My Joyful Woe
Read more: My Joyful WoeSkies of glass Of dewdrop stains A satin sash and Window panes Your ghost is hollow Haunting past It longs to haunt me Make it last Make it whisper Call my name Blessed be The blessed saved Joyful woe I revel there I revel yonder Spirit bare Written June 28, 2013 as I reached a…
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City Lights
Read more: City LightsThe stars are so pretty right now. I can hardly see them through the city lights, but there they are: sparkling like bits of glitter on midnight-black construction paper. Remember when life was simpler? When all we had to do was look up, make a wish, and somehow we knew – we believed – it…