Troup Park on Sunday Reading, walking, feet in sand Horizons of peace With Love, Natalie
Erupt
You are stronger than the wind But some days the wind blows softly You are louder than the wind When it howls and breaks your […]
Today, Four Parts
1. I am on this side of the tableToo often not to stay up at nightAnd wonder what it feels like 2. Flip flops and […]
Three Cards
Three cards fall outAnd tell me a story One, the wheel will turnNothing will stay the sameWhen it is good, it will not lastWhen it […]
Days of Peace
We were owed some days of peaceWhere plans were fluid and uninterruptedWhere there was enough sleep, and food, and wineAnd time, ever slipping through our […]
My friend and her superpower
Lost, alone, my phone Cara, the hero, is here Found: linen closet With love, Natalie
Why do you need to be who you were before?
I’m always finding random writing in old notebooks, but I don’t know when I wrote this one. It could be anytime in the last eight […]
Taller Trees
The trees are tallI was there when they were plantedNow they tower over meCan we measure life in branches? My heart has its roots in […]
Yearbook
In the back, she wrote‘Marry him and invite me!’And I did, I did Yet, his page is blankNo love note in my yearbookI asked, I […]
Paint Drops
Sweeping spiderwebs off the porchThere is a version of myself that would neverBut she does not sit on a balcony overlooking the bayReading a book […]