Pine sol and lavender meltsAnd layers of dust from ground-down concreteI’m on my knees, scrubbingBut the new floors look like home After a week of […]
End of Summit
Everyone goes home. One by one, then here alone Finally, some wine With Love, Natalie
Summit 2023
Summit. Hot as fuck. Reminder I have good friends. Yet — I want to sleep. With Love,Natalie
Oh, O’Hare
Oh, O’HareAnother eight hours with youTucked away at a dining area tableThe Great American Bagel – turkey on cheddar herbNursing a Diet Pepsi for hours […]
Z in Door County
Walk down to the lakeWith a friend you’ve always knownListen — water speaks With Love, Natalie
The Day
‘Let the day be the day’ And other things a therapist tells me That make me feel a little better About being a mile off […]
The Hourglass
I nail down the hourglassWith half of my heartTo let time spend itselfEach minute a pretend victoryBecause I knowBefore the sand runs outI’ll take up […]
Fourth of July Eve
Some days you leave the house for hot dogsAnd end up with fondue and Italian wine Life takes turns and got this one right With […]
If Life Was D&D
Ready for a fightInstead – music nightA fiddle, a fluteA dragon sleeping under a mountain There’s rum and dancingAnd an old friend glancingAn imp, a […]
Then Something
Dry grass on my legs, my backFor a second I am fodder for the antsIf I lie here, then something, right? I hold the glass […]