I remember the Wager Act by wagging my finger “Not just Railway workers!” and so then private companies have the right to collective bargaining And […]
Dreaming
I dream in worst-case scenariosLike a TV episode storylineThat descends into dissonanceWith each passing minuteIt doesn’t end until the alarm goes offAnd it’s too late […]
I love being an aunt
Today I am blessed Proud to be this kid’s auntie Two months old, smiling With Love, Natalie
4.24.24
Born in nineteen sixty-twoTurning sixty-two todayFour, twenty-four, twenty-fourWhat a powerful array First a boy and then a manMustang rides in every decadeFirst a dad and […]
Presenteeism
Pink nail polish that starts to chipI spiral down then come up againTo clean the kitchen and send more SlacksAnd answer a question about presenteeismOn […]
B&W
It’s not too many milesTo arrive at black and white hopesAnd decisions that define lifetimesDiscussed over unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks With Love, Natalie
Highwire Thoughts
Even spring days can feel like molassesChange your clothes three timesWhen nothing sits right on your skinSo try, try again It’s almost too coldTo throw […]
Vitamin-Deficient
I’ve been kind of vitamin-deficientUnless you count the gummiesTwo a day, pretend they fill out the food pyramidWhich isn’t a good model anywayAnother bit of […]
Complaining
Work eleven hoursMeditate: nineteen minutesCough yourself to sleep (I don’t have honeyIn the house and I don’t likehoney in my mouth) But the WiFi’s backAnd […]
April Showers
If my heart looked like my window panes todayIt’d be battered with sleet and snowA season over, then back againA moment of calm, then there’s […]