Someone is alwaysOn vacation, happy hourLasts and lasts and lasts I don’t mind, laughs andGood wine and politicsStories over snacks I brag about myBoundaries, prioritiesBreak […]
What sound does a frog make?
A family walkDad says: Do you hear the frogs?He mimics: tweet tweet With Love, Natalie
Pace
This pace: is it slow?Or is it normal? How canI tell? Fifth gear, locked There is space todayTo think, construct, make a listSix things, cross […]
Strawberry Pie
Fresh strawberry pie In the middle of June. Know: It will be okay With Love, Natalie
Compartmentalize
CompartmentalizeA word that means live your lifeAnd not: live your job With Love, Natalie
New Growth
In the woods we findYellow lady slippers, rareTreasures of springtime Then, across the lane,A graveyard of copper treesWho drowned last summer We’ll clear them awayWait […]
I’ll take the victories where I find them
A long day ends in Mario Kart Happy Hour Where I win, again To the weekend — with love, Natalie
A haiku poem for my dad on his birthday
Dad is making thingsAnd always taking the stairsThe Builder, steady Dad is drawing mapsTo mountains I want to climbHe shows us the way Dad is […]
The day after
I’m grateful, of course But the fever and the chills I could do without A small price to pay After a long year of fear […]
Ode to Legs
Morning foggy run I count the miles, ten of them Legs can do hard things With Love, Natalie