Rabbit, rabbitNew month, new meNew elephant tearsNew chapters of grief Read, stretchPull a card from the deckFind the mantra that staysBreathe through the days Call […]
A month of Polaroids
I take a Polaroid pictureEvery day in JanuaryA monthMaybe a yearIn picture framesOnly to realizeThere’s not muchTo photographHome and workingEvery dayThe catsSome selfiesThe snowstormA few […]
Escapism
All D&D leads To ships leaving the harbor There we can escape With Love, Natalie
Hope
I don’t trust my intuitionNot like I used toBut when she tells me todayI already knew I hope, I hope, I hopeI hope it’s you […]
Cat Prozac
Grinding up ProzacFor my cat who won’t eat itHe knows all the tricks He’s fine, fine enoughOvergrooming his bellyHi, Anxiety Too much time awayOr too […]
Proud Daughter
One hundred women Half a million donated My mama did that With Love, Natalie
An Anecdote About My Sunday Morning
Two a.m. and two degreesThe alarm that awakened meDoesn’t seem to mean anything is on fireI check anywayMy neighbors have flung their windows openAnd I […]
Like Me Again
Brunch and shoppingLibrary books and an icy runI wash the blowout from my hairAnd the unruly waves make me feel like me again I plan […]
Resolve
I sip hot chocolate brewed from a Keurig cupExtra marshmallowsAnd it’s good, it’s enough I dance when I send an email tonightMy past self told […]
Trying
Ice on my eyelashesIt’s been a long timeSince I’ve braved bitter windIce beneath my feet (Pick them up – your feet –and you can run […]