Here’s a poem I wrote one year ago today, for a little boy on his birthday. 5/31/23 Happy birthday to a boy I may never […]
Crying Wolf
Am I crying wolfWhen there’s no wolfNot even a changeling in the woodsWaiting for me to take her home Will the villagers believe meOr am […]
Time & Thyme
Thyme, a glass of wine We wait it out together My mama and me With Love, Natalie
I ask anyway
Words bubble out like poisonAnd I scribble them in black inkOver a blank pageThey conjure tears like good curses doAnd when I look into the […]
May Flowers
On the side of the side streetsThe lilies of the valley light the wayWhite necklaces of flowersIt may be my favorite part of May My […]
Soon
Thunderstorms make the lights blink I blink too, starting to feel the deja vu One storm, then another But I’m tucked under my covers The […]
Soon
Thunderstorms make the lights blink I blink too, starting to feel the deja vu One storm, then another But I’m tucked under my covers The […]
Green Grass
I’m walking through this beige and greenA field of promise ahead of meLooking for a sign of redAm I colorblind to not see it?Am I […]
Little Brother Turns Thirty
A May day blooms like summerWe throw our windows openAnd a little brother turns thirtyWith his own little boySmiling on the play rugWatching the fan […]
Nephew, Voyager
He loves looking at the lightsAnd the fan going round and roundHis eyes go real wideWith each new magic he has found I whisper to […]