Look: an October summerThe sun wrings out the last of its warmthSo it drops in thin rays onto the beachPlanted in the cold sand, the […]
Eve of Midnights
The eve of MidnightsAll the ghosts come out to playThe Fall lullabies Here is the routine:Find your shoes and your headphonesRun to the sunrise Write […]
Mid-October
Three small pumpkins from the farmers marketTwo hand towels – bats and jack-o-lanternsA plastic cauldron on the tableStephen King on the couchHill House still haunts […]
What I Can Do
Here is what I can do for youHere is what I cannotHere are the flowers we can plantHere is the absence to let them rot […]
Humility
Humility – the key to self-awarenessWhen your head’s too bigIt covers your eyesI am the imposter, I am the bestThere’s a chasm in the middleAnd […]
Autumn Homecoming
Fallen leaves outsidemy door. They are yellow andI am, at last, home. With Love, Natalie
Red Wine at a Hotel Bar
Am I the kind ofPerson who drinks red wine whileWorking at the bar? Well, last night I wasHotel red costs twenty bucksA glass — I […]
Flu & Booster Shots
Two shots, my left armToday: head and body achesA small price to pay A full vaccine cardThey give me another oneStaple together Tonight is for […]
A Whisper
I hear it in the cards I shuffle and the words I writeI hear it in the way the wind knocksAgainst the window pane tonight […]
Feng Shui
I went to a Feng Shui lunch and learn today. Feng Shui, the art of making me turn my desk around. Command position. (So I […]