Poem: Growing Shadows

When Lena was little she used to play
With the reading light on her desk
Twirling her fingers in the dusty light
To make her shadow puppets dance
Laughing at dancing imaginary figures

Poem: Mysterious Beauty

The fall always about brings changes
Such as the day’s weather getting cooler
The deciduous trees giving up their bounty
We walk with shuffling feet in an afternoon
That a few weeks ago would’ve been bright
With the sun high now in September early
Shadows hang long dragging a reflection
Of our feelings as we trudge meaninglessly

Poem: At the Pond Beyond the Pines

There’s a clearing out in the woods
Past a meandering creek now dried up
From summer creek that runs down
To the clearing in the pines
A little pond muddy and dark
Where we would sit under blue skies

Poem: Expedition

maps gathered
ready to explore
down the roads
not traveled
to find new destinations
and new adventures

Poem: Searching for Identity

Removing mask after mask Peeling away the layers and Years of pretending she did To appease them and to fit in Searching under search for The girl who first put on The first mask that had an Askew smile that hid the tears And then she added one who Was always interested in what He

Poem: In the Basement Dreaming of Growing Up

Down the the basement is a girl
Who is figuring out her world
Watching her twin in the mirror
Move as she moves slowly like
Sugar sweet syrup on a cold day
Leaning into her reflection before
Falling away onto a bed made up
For a girl of about eleven all pink