To all of you who signed up for Daily Poetry, I want to ask you for patience and compassion. I am a person with ambitious ideas and...

clinging to worth a vine narrowly chokes me with doubt about what happened when I left myself out in the rain When I lay on a bench...

I stare at the coffee stained napkin, a second hand spoon and a pen resting on the brown liquid spatters The news program hums Shots,...

A beautiful smile Sparkling like sequins Soft like flowers She holds us all together My hand Your heart His promises Her secrets Their...

Poems just feel good. To write and read, to give and receive. I asked friends if they would like to receive a poem written by me. I...

I used the toddler step to wash my hands, time to eat Near the tippy top You can reach it, don’t stop The boards worn now Red, blue,...

I look back at her unsuspecting face So busy A buzzing bee Tending her garden Spreading pollen To help everything grow Except herself So...

When did I get old, when was I young? When did I need to hear your voice, Feel your breath as you whisper in my ear? Was it when we were...