The peaks and valleysFlattened on my only mapSo cliffs surprise me I climb for days, monthsThen resting, my muscles burnHealing will take weeks If we […]
April Showers
The roof is dusted whiteMy first view of morningThrough the slant of the blinds April showers, April flurriesApril rains so wet my fingersGo numb in […]
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 […]
April 21, 2021
It’s been half of my lifetime–Fourteen years–Since April 21st meant anything to me It used to be a day I collected yearsAnd wore heelsAnd made […]
Vacation!
Vacation is here Gary, Indiana — we Know how to party With Love, Natalie
Black Rose Bath Bombs
Remember how they told the VultureHe overextended himselfIn the opening scene of Spider-Man: Homecoming?Then he punched someone in the faceAnd became a successful villainFor eight […]
The shift of the season
The blessing of open windows and shutting the HVAC offA chair out on the balcony in early AprilThe sun is out late enough that I […]
Lullaby
Some days there are no words but these:Once upon a timeI need to sleepSaid the girl who made sleepHer enemy Maybe it was the whiskeyOr […]
Ode to Legs
Morning foggy run I count the miles, ten of them Legs can do hard things With Love, Natalie
Thursdays
Thursdays were my favorite daysSince I was in middle school I claimed themThe start of the end of the weekBut also, I liked the shape […]