The close of a long weekend. The start of a new month. I’ve needed a reset this weekend and I’ve mostly gotten it. Time with […]
Door County Summer
It’s Fourth of July weekend in Door County — which this year means that the weather is beautiful and as usual there are way too […]
The Three Musketeers
My parents and I went to a Door Shakespeare performance this evening: The Three Musketeers: An Adventure with Music. Door Shakespeare is one of the […]
Friday
Pizza and red wine Good family and good fucking friends We will move forward With Love, Natalie
Hermit Crab
I’m the hermit crabStolen shells are my own fetterWarily poking out my headTo see if the world is better But a shell is not a […]
Up the waterspout
The spider on the spoutThe rain that slicks the wayClimbing then washing outEach and every day But when the spider is a kingThe rain the […]
In the middle of all this, some thanks
For solitaire in bedFor Merlin, For Arthur — the show, the fanfic, the catsFor the rainFor dinner with my familyFor moving through the days, pocketing […]
Pearls
I string the days togetherLike black pearls on a cordA necklace, a choker, for every week I think in poetry For once I don’t need […]
Armor
It’s not like it’s unfamiliarArms up, take the cutsLet one or two hits breakthroughA couple of shallow wounds to criss-cross my heart(Does it feel better, […]
Pride
Rainbow skirts and rainbow wine My first pride — I’m numb and cried out But I still cry to see everyone together Teenagers who wear […]