There was that summer
I first saw your waves:
Memorial Day had drawn me here;
Labor Day had carried me away… <<read more>>
~ Horable Mention, Nantucket Directory 2011-2012 Poetry Contest
Posted in News, Published Poetry, tagged Massachusetts, Memorial Day, Nantucket, Nantucket Massachusetts, Poetry on June 17| Leave a Comment »
There was that summer
I first saw your waves:
Memorial Day had drawn me here;
Labor Day had carried me away… <<read more>>
~ Horable Mention, Nantucket Directory 2011-2012 Poetry Contest
Posted in News, Published Poetry, tagged Literature, Poetry, Seventeen on June 16| Leave a Comment »
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When they pick me up, Mother
won’t come
get me.
This lifts my runaway status,
sets me
free… <<read more>>
also up at the site: Observations of a Mexican Barfly
Posted in News, Published Poetry, tagged food, love, Peanut butter, Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Poetry on May 16| Leave a Comment »
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At ten I imagined that love
was like the best bite of
my peanut butter and jelly… <<read more>>
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged divorce, judge, Literature, marriage, Poetry on May 12| Leave a Comment »
May’s lineup at Every Day Poets includes my piece, “The Best Bite”
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revisit “DEC 3, 2010,” also up at Every Day Poets