This morning I am thinking about a friend I use to know, when I lived in a different town. I’ll call her “N”. N has brain damage caused by an accident and a stroke. I do not know how or when she got it; I never asked. N has a speech tick, which means sheContinueContinue reading “Little Words”
Tag Archives: fall
Poem: Tempest
Miranda, the Tempest, 1916by John William WaterhouseThis morning the sky changed. Wind from a differentdirection cast surprise upon and stirred up curiosityTrees above sway to the song of Fall, make for a lovely dance to sing toBelow, wind combs threw underbrush, grabs the recently fallen,blows them into whirlwindsNorthern Gale, breathe on me, release from me deadContinueContinue reading “Poem: Tempest”
Poetry: Leaf Tattoo
LEAF TATTOOCan you feel itIn my cityThe changing airas wind folds in fall’s cool weather.Orange leaves land onthe sidewalks of Holly Street.No worms to dance them back to soil.Cement laden, laid upon the roadside in random patternsleave a tattoo, imprint to the stone.Five pointed star, a Tree Hand pressed by feet and rainbleed the orange ink for allContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Leaf Tattoo”
Poetry: Green
GreenOh, to be the type of greenthat stays green through the frost,when the ground is white andbranches are heavy with Winter’s weightBrown, red, orange,the colors of fallmost greens do faderetracting in the cold airFreezing, or the warm summers sunto be green in all seasons,fresh to the touchever holding the color of LIFE!
shannon p. laws 