Bless the original diceThe blue and redThe gifted before I knew what a gift they wereBless their double-digit rolesTheir Nat 20s on death savesThey will […]
Four Generations
Four men in four generations Four bald heads and four big smiles Darling boy, you carry a big and beautiful legacy Within the little six […]
Racing Thoughts
When I was eightI closed my eyes on car ridesAnd made up stories until I couldn’t think When I was fourteenI bought long sleeve shirtsAnd […]
Nephew
My baby brotherHas a babyHolds him skin-to-skinIn the pictureAnd my world fills up again Because there was everything that was wrongAnd then there is this:My […]
Valentine’s Day
Dress in polka dotsLipstick is battle armorReapply often With Love, Natalie
Labyrinth
A labyrinth with no way throughThe vines grew so high we lost the viewOf sky and stars and light to guide the way When you […]
Make Something
I can make beautiful thingsI can write love into ringsAnd wrap them around myselfThat’s enough to keep me upThat’s enough to root me downI spiral […]
Miss Compartmentalize
Miss compartmentalizeTake a breath and close your eyesYou have the heart to spareBut all the games up in the airWill tumble to the ground So […]
Today care looks like this
I take the trash out It takes nearly an hour Start to end Too long, I know But it only looks like a molehill This […]
Cold Water
the start of the mourning periodlike a shock of cold water on your toesbefore you jump inand you will jump init’s going to be so […]