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 […]
October Summer
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