I tend it through the afternoonSettled on the cushions by the hearthSitting close until my back itchesRetreating, returning, blowing on the embers My home smells […]
Good Time
To Stoughton and backDriving my grandparents’ car northWith my grandparents tooAnd their stories and their loveWe talk about family historiesAnd stop for Culver’sAnd make good […]
Afternoon Dance
If you can swing itPlay the song stuck in your headLoud and in the middle of the afternoonDance the full length of the living room […]
Sunday Scaries
The watch face shows a heart rate spikingIt’s mine, when I remember what’s aheadDeep breath, hot bath, play solitaire at the kitchen tableWe are more […]
Fall Back
Fall back into the brighter morningsThe air is cold but the trail is clearFour miles before eight amA buck, a doe, a dog walker, me […]
Midnight Wars
I tuck the miles run under my pillowWhere I stash the other seasonal attemptsThe deep breaths, the lavender scentsAll the stories I invented in the […]
Satellites
We search for satellites among the constellationsMore common than shooting starsBut rare enough you can almost make a wishTonight we see two, three, eight, a […]
The Infinite Wait
If I close my eyes I find a golden heartbeat “I am coming home” With Love, Natalie
Mundane Nightmares
Write me an odeTo the candy apple red crewneckAnd faded aloha leggingsI wear two workdays in a rowMy hair curls where it pressed against my […]
Waiting
Then, a year has passed The phone rings everyday But it’s not for me Start before you’re ready Wait until you’re wilting Another round of […]