Po-po-poetry – National Poetry Month
Each April, I post poems in honor of National Poetry Month.” This year, I decided to go into my archives […]
Love & relationships
Domestic Situation poem & Poetry Out Loud
Some people have a “graveyard” love. I heard this phrase in my youth and it stuck with me. It was […]
Being pissed off – A love choice
Some posts are published quickly after being written. Others sit for days, weeks, or even months. Usually written in anger […]
Can I poet with you – Ntozake Shange
I had originally hoped to post a poem a day during Poetry Month (April) which has officially ended although there’s […]
Can I poet with you – W.H. Auden
Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden was made famous by the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral, when one of the […]
May I poet with you – Al Young
Following is a favorite poem from “back in the day” that still touches me, thrills me reading it now. the […]
My mother prays for me
For the first time in many years, I have seen my mother twice in the course of two months. (Yes, […]
Silence/Words
Why silence? I go to silence first when the room has heated up. Sometimes I’m in the room, completely. Sometimes […]
Do. Doing. Done.
Do. Doing. Done. Let me expound. Do What does s/he do? Not what they say they’re going to do. Not […]
Easter Memories – Thank you, Mom
My mother is central to my Easter memories. She made Easter (and every other holiday) special in my life. I […]
Extinction-level conversation
My Aunt Fannie once told me that the argument that led to her divorce from her first husband started about […]
Love-Cuts
This is what I’ve observed: that sometimes, most times the people who cut you are the closest to you, the […]
They Call Me Mr. T
I didn’t invite Mr. T*, but he came anyhow. Sometimes Mr. T lands noisily into your house – big, loud […]
I’m back – post-Christmas thoughts
(Explanatory note: I haven’t blogged in weeks. This is a longest stretch I’ve gone without blogging since I started a […]
Love came, you missed it
You asked for love to be delivered into your life. You prayed. You implored. You wished. You made lists. You […]
Forgiveness – 1
I try to forgive you. I forgive you. I forgive you for not choosing me – as girlfriend/woman/wife, as […]
The Sweetest Spot of Parenting
When your children are young, between the ages of birth – 12 or so, you are in the sweetest spot […]
The Price of Peace (Domestic)
“…Women are encyclopedias, boy! Volume A, Volume B, Volume C. Spend some time with every book and maybe one will […]