Do what you will with this:Cut your teeth on something newAsk for help early, clearly, explicitlyBelieve nothing is too big for youBut know when something […]
Ghost Season
A four-hour driveIs easy with a good bookRead me a story Spells, mysteries, and“I would have gotten awayBut — meddling kids!” Madison, tonightFed, tucked in, […]
The Way to X
Unfold the map and guessWhich X marks the spotThere’s more than oneIn red, in blue, permanent, erasable I do the calculations in my headIf this, […]
Cards
Wine, and dine, and euchreIt’s all very NorwegianWhitefish and fried chickenAnd my parents’ wedding chinaAnd my grandma’s wine glassesWe make morbid jokesThen play cards In […]
Tunnels
Emotions are a tunnelYou need to move all the way throughIt’s hopeful, because there’s a promise impliedThere will be an end, another sideBut tunnels still […]
Adult Haiku
New smoke detectors I hung them on the ceilings I am an adult With Love, Natalie
Greener Grass
VegaArcturusThe space station overhead47 degreesPassing just above the North Star There’s no tightness in my chestBut I’ve prioritized so many thingsIt’s like handing guns out […]
Marbles
In particular minutesI want to collect all the marblesThe blue swirlsThe golden flecksThey’re cool in my handsAnd knock together over my stretching fingersMore, I insist […]
The Evergreen
The leaves brown at the edgesLike a marshmallow on the fireDone just so — goldenWhen I run around the point tonightThe lake smells like fall […]
Pen & Paper
I take to pen and paperIn the middle afternoonInk to work goalsMessy pages of job descriptionsAnd brainstorming annual themes The roots, breaking ground,Blooming, growingI draw […]