I took the medicineIt does its workAll that treading waterAnd my feet brush the bottom Then: wave after wave after waveSpit out the saltCall it […]
Easy Saturday
Sleeping inWriting daysI listen to my podcast while I walk and laugh the whole way Building a fireGetting my home cleanI wind down with Malcolm […]
D&D Again, Finally
Undead kings, merfolk Brothers lost but found again Back to D&D With Love,Natalie
Mixed Metaphors
I catalog all the waiting I’ve doneA lifetime of looking for finish linesBut I’m sick of standstillsThey make every molehill a mountainAnd then there’s still […]
Third Options
I catch a leaf from the skyIt spins through the afternoon rain I sip Diet Coke from new glasswareThis can stay the same I think […]
Returning Home
Down one peninsula and up anotherGoodbye to one Great LakeHello to my favoriteThrough CrivitzThough autumn colorsThrough easy highway drivesThe world is beautiful and wideBut my […]
Something New
It’s a little better than you thinkOr maybe a whole lot worseWhen you stand on the brinkYou step away or fall or climbAnd I’m desperate […]
Shocking the System
Flipping through mapsWondering what pathWill shock my systemAlive again How you spend your daysIs how you spend your lifeAnd I’ve had enough days like this […]
Again
Groundhog DayLooking for the lessonThe lake rituals failedMy hands are just wet and coldNot blessedI text in a grocery storeI understandAnd I understandBut I’ve said […]
What I Can Offer Tonight
I drafted four poems Threw them out, my heart is closed Give me some more time With Love, Natalie P.s. from my morning walk, autumn […]