If you read my old letters–my old love poems–Of pining and heartbreakAnd pocket-sized hopeYou might picture meWidowed by the cliffsideCrashing wavesWeeping heart I thought love […]
DND
To think I went years withoutFire genasi and roguesRolling twenty-sided dieTo see if I could unlock gnomes from cagesOr tame the villain’s dog to be […]
A Haiku for Tired Thursdays
Over onion rings Mom and I can’t stop yawning It’s in the air — sleep With Love, Natalie
Something that happened
The day passes without emotionI mark every date in my memoryIt’s hard for me to forgetBut lately, I do, or I almost doI remember this […]
This S&@! Just Got Serious
This S&@! Just Got SeriousThat’s what they call the flavorSalted caramel ice creamWith sea salt fudge and salted cashewsOne scoop in a waffle cone At […]
Every Spin
The last gray rays of sunMeet the water, the day sleepsThe lyrics of old camp songsCreate melodies in my mindI could sing them to empty […]
Just Us
I like it when it’s just us, the bubbleBouncing conversation topics while dining outdoorsTed Lasso in my living room, cats crawling everywhereOne million things I […]
Buckets of water
We build a moat from a dripping sandcastleAll the way to the lakeBuckets and buckets of water to test the pathThen dig holes, deeper, enough […]
Mama Swing
Prairie Street, the big tree out front with the Mama SwingThose years my parents pushed me on the wobbly seatI couldn’t tell you all the […]
Dousing a Fire
The embers fly up, outWindsweptAnd a little bit dangerous SoTake a hoseTo the flamesDrown itStill — red embersSimmer, flareTurn the hose back onDon’t leave until […]