From poetry

Sometimes The Song IS About You.

Sometimes The Song Is About You.

Dear Sugar Moon — Sweet
Nightlight — Shone bright on me. I
Couldn’t see but felt

And It Was Morning (Time to rise & shine)

And it was Morning
(Time to rise & shine)

Puppy stretch. Open
Eyes. Meditate. Caffeinate.
Carpe day. Stay woke.

And It Was Evening (Now I lay me down)

And it was Evening
(Now I lay me down)

Epsom bath. Bedtime
Tea & Melatonin. Sleep
Mask. Meditate. Zzz…

Taran the Wonder Haiku Writer

Taran the Wonder Haiku Writer

I can’t read it and
I don’t understand a word
But it’s beautiful.

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The Remains of R2D2

The Remains of R2D2
(A St. Patrick’s Day haiku based on a conversation I had with Taran the wonderboy about the rest of his missing R2D2 lego.)

Help me O-B-1
Help me help me Gigi
Help me R2 do.

 

Shele’s Moon

Shele’s Moon (A prayer for my step sister Shele)

Sweet potato fries.
Sister’s stroke. Father’s prayer. Peace
Sign from a coma.

I’ve been writing this haiku for a couple days now. It won’t mean anything but to shele & me. The last thing she posted about on Facebook was sweet potatoes. The last thing I ate before I got the news she had a stroke was sweet potato fries. I believe in coincidences. There were many miracles leading us to believe God had a different plan. The one that still gets me is the priest who was praying for her through the brain surgery Friday night, when he said “in the name of the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit, Shele tried to cross herself FROM HER COMA. I took these as signs that God was working a miracle for her. Though yesterday took a different turn than the direction we thought we were heading. My heart is breaking. Especially for my step-mom, my beautiful nieces, & her husband. She passed in the wee hours this morning. I woke in the middle of the night and spent some time praying for her, feeling like I was awakened to keep vigil, to pray for peace. While I was sitting there holding that space, I got a notification that her husband had posted she is at rest now. I wanted to go ahead and put this sweet nothing poem out there dedicated to my step-sister Shele. We didn’t know everything about each other but we did love each other. She was one of the first people to show up for me after I got cancer. She drove all the way to a prayer meeting kickoff to my cancer battle and I will never forget that. She introduced me to @shaniatwain and I can never listen to her without thinking of Shele and wishing she could come on over. All I know is that I hope she knows I love her like a sister.

Snapshots

Snapshots

Minutes happen. They
Come & go. Moments are made
Like memories, pearls.

Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion

3.14 mile
Run on Pi Day cuz I am
Poetic like that.

Drum Circle

 

Drum Circle

Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum…
My little drummer boy played
On his drum for me.

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