Rain on a Leaf

Rain on a Leaf

by | Feb 2, 2019 | Poetry

I am a leaf in the rain Poured over, made clean I am shining and pristine Like morning glory all day I am a tree in the storm Sometimes palm, cedar, oak Even if cut down, I stoke The fires where I can I am a mighty one I pour love from whence it comes This conduit has...
Blue is for Boy

Blue is for Boy

by | Jan 26, 2019 | Poetry

I have been dreaming About my little one I have been seeing him All over And nowhere But I hear him sigh “yet.” It sounds like wind A promise on the season Not yet come Already here Not even conceived But already believed I hear him sigh “yet.”...
Joy Recapturing

Joy Recapturing

by | Jan 5, 2019 | Poetry

I have found lately, my joy in hiding My strength depleting But God I have found my nights anarchic And slumber fleeting But God Let up not one bit As I quietly sit questioning all of it “But God…” I want to find my joy and dance And run my miles...
A Conversation with pain

A Conversation with pain

by | Dec 23, 2018 | Poetry

Thornton Sully, CEO of A Word With You Press, saw me at one of his writer’s group dinners, and became my friend and mentor, even to the point of prophetically telling me that my husband was “just around the corner.” Now that’s a tale for...
Star

Star

by | Dec 15, 2018 | Poetry

Smoky eyes lit the filled Christmas tree with wonder Joy You star I can’t believe how adorable you are Eating the ornament you were so smart to finagle from the branch I can’t catch you Even when you are in my arms Joy You star I’m not ready for you...