Covered by Shannon Laws I am the grass. Let me work writes Sandburg Grass fixes a battlefield with memory loss Pile up your second-hand mistakes bodies of unfinished work blood of sacrificed Saturday nights onto this field and wait— two years, ten Time heals but grass covers all.
Category Archives: Madrona Grove
Poem: Flag Up
Flag Up by Shannon P. Laws I forget to put on a coat as I walk out across the yard letter in hand The address will never change it’s written in my sleep I’ll place it in its tin house By eleven tomorrow it will join the others from the route My questionContinueContinue reading “Poem: Flag Up”
Poem: Apocalypse Pantry
Apocalypse Pantry by Shannon Laws I have found the warm caves in the woods filled them with boxes of mac n’ cheese tuna fish cans and cheap scented candles Innumerable goods A possessed witch is misunderstood no matter how frugal I am such a witch waved my nude arms at the townspeople walkedContinueContinue reading “Poem: Apocalypse Pantry”
Poem: Mermaid Rosary
Mermaid Rosary by Shannon Laws Our Lady of Wayward Currents finds her home off the highway A curious thing to find a candle flame so deep in the bay One o’clock sun sets it off fanned by the hulls of sailor’s vessels Some call it holy to carry a love for the oceanContinueContinue reading “Poem: Mermaid Rosary”
Poem: For Selene
For Selene by Shannon Laws The Earth’s weavers are busy their low wages and long hours fruit of their labors stolen by mouthless machines nature weaves for us a marvelous blanket new every morning No one questions the cost We stand peacefully in line wait for our treats listen to hits of the 80’s toContinueContinue reading “Poem: For Selene”
2018 Poem Booth Kickstarter
2018 Poem Booth Kickstarter December 6th – January 20th Team Poem Booth announces a 2018 Kickstarter to raise money for the continued support of the Poem Booth located on Forest and Holly at the downtown Community Food Co-op. The Poem Booth Kickstarter is LIVE December 6th through January 20th. We had an amazing 2017ContinueContinue reading “2018 Poem Booth Kickstarter”
Poem: Broken Branch
Broken Branch by Shannon P. Laws There is a moment in most lives when that old dog proves useless the rhododendron branch cannot hold the weight and we fall The first fall in many years When was the last time I fell A gopher hole in the grassy field A twisted root atContinueContinue reading “Poem: Broken Branch”
Poem: Measured
Measured by Shannon Laws The one cup of measure mountained with flour mother pulls a butter knife from the silverware drawer taps it on the edge of the kitchen counter two times Pushing the jagged peak away onto the counter covered in wax paper she scrapes the knife’s flat back across the cupContinueContinue reading “Poem: Measured”
Poem: Metaphor Motel
Metaphor Motel by Shannon Laws To break your dry spell Select a stranger well-formed absent of rust Consider the servings and portions of the meal Ready the pan, prime the pump Rest. Repeat. Visit the mill together Break down the wheat ‘til flour dusts the air Mix with matted hair, various dibbles, andContinueContinue reading “Poem: Metaphor Motel”
Rant: Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August
Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August by Shannon P. Laws The sidewalk on Magnolia sticks to my shoes Maple Tree sap bleeds from the high branches It’s not enough to stop me I have a bus to catch It’s early morning-cold. Crisp air flies in from open slit of bus windowsContinueContinue reading “Rant: Judged Conversation Overheard on the Bus in August”
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