Thinking about how much I love to sing and dance....about how the psychic said I need to dance more, anywhere, all the time. Thinking about when I turn 50, how spectacular my one-woman show will be...The is a list poem/haibun blend. If you can, get thee to a thea-tahhhh. So many fantastic plays are performed… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 28
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POEM A DAY – January 25
I've been thinking about relationship, dear reader. I've been thinking about what motivates me to keep creating. I've been thinking about the root of my writing dreams...no matter the shape or size of these writing dreams, you are in them as readers. So as I continue to write, as I continue to choose different modes… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 25
POEM A DAY – January 19
So, What Do You Do? I put love in the world.It is a full-time job.I put love in the world.It is a full-time commitment.I put love in the world.It is the most valuable work.I put love in the world.It is the highest paid work.I put love in the world.It is based in lived experience.I put… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 19
POEM A DAY – January 8
Anything like this ever happen to you? The StairsFor D.M My Nonna’s house is a sanctuaryan extension of the Catholic Churcha rectory a block and a half awayfrom the gold-gilded arches and theweary-faced saints statues of St. Angela Merici Jesus is herehe waits for me on the landing at the top of the carpeted stairswhere… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 8
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