snow doesn’t stick
buds burst, robins return
it’s spring
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Under the Snow
Under the snow
that falls today,
are blooms that
smell like blue sky
and sunshine.
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Young Girls Rise
Acevedo’s words wake my inner girl,
that angry, confined, injured girl
who broke free of youth, rose up,
and found that her bruised layers Continue reading
Imperfect Stars
I’m pleased to announce that one of my poems can be found in the wild, or at least on The Mistake Anthology blog. The way it referred to me was hilarious: IMPERFECT poet Brenda Davis Harsham. So fitting. 🙂
The Mistake Anthology, Imperfect, comes out this month carrying two of my poems into the world with it.
Snow Flies
snow flies
tingles but doesn’t bite,
winter’s waning
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Magic Wand
Too-large slippers clomp
down the stairs.
Giggles and gasps
harmonize with crinkling
jelly bean bags and
foil-wrapped bunnies.
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A Book by the Brook — A Different Pond
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If you’re related to or friends with someone who immigrated (moved to your country) or emigrated (left your country), you’ll love this powerful and resonate picture book about a Vietnamese immigrant. Despite working two jobs, he wakes his son long before dawn. They fish for the family’s food. The dark sky has “faint stars like freckles.” Continue reading
Heavy as Thought
silent snowfall
the weight of water,
heavy as thought
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Bittersweet Blues
bittersweet spring,
winter has overstayed
cold silence
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Announcing Publication!
I’m honored to announce that my true story, My Grandmother’s Candy Dish, was selected from thousands of submissions and published on March 20, 2018, by Chicken Soup for the Soul’s anthology, My Amazing Mom: 101 Stories of Love and Appreciation. Continue reading
Cyclone Rain
rain’s dragonish curves
stinging, quartz-like mask
cuts away winter
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Ribbon for #50PreciousWords
My little Ribbon won an Honorable Mention in the #50PreciousWords contest for unique point of view. Woo-hoo! Thanks for organizing such a fun event, Vivian!
Vivian Kirkfield’s 2018 Writing Challenge began in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2. If you participate, you can potentially win prizes. Click on Vivian’s name to find the challenge. Here’s my story:
Ribbon’s Adventure (50 Words)
Ribbon’s home is a drawer.
Squashed, she imagines adventures:
parties, parades and presents.
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Friendly Fairy Tales 