Category: Poetry

Aug.15.23 – a poem

Aug.15.23 hot out, so I’m in;manufactured wind blowingacross my warm skin. trembling fingers holdtrembling pen, waiting, waiting—suspended between what was yesterdayand what will be tomorrow;not sure which I want. just an august day;I’m sitting, waiting, puttingflowers in notebooks....

Enjoy a month of poetry.

Hey friends! April, if you weren’t aware, is National Poetry Month. I am celebrating by *attempting* to write a poem a day! I will be sending out a weekly poetry newsletter this month, containing all the little poems I’ve written that week. If you’d like to get my poetry...

Hushed Night | an advent poem

Hushed night.starlight.such a long day-  Mary, wearylay on the hay. One moment,silence; the next, a cry. It hurt her so muchshe thought she would die. Hushed night,starlight,broken by sobs Mary;weary,mother’s heart throbs. One moment,darkness. The next a great light. Baby Messiahborn in the night. Hushed night.Starlight.Broken by joy. Mary,cherishingher baby...

a prayer

a prayer . . . Dear God, I want to use my words to honor you,to show your light in this dark world… But how to write about hopewhen my mind is full of anxiety? Dear God, I want to use my being to bring your peaceinto this dark...