There’s something different this yearAs I pull out the wrapping paperThere’s plenty of presents to wrapAnd the tape’s somewhere behind my back Yet, as I pull out the rollThere’s no paws to help me keep holdThe package is free from claws poking holesNo paper gets crinkled from pounces or rolls When Christmas day comes, sheContinue reading “Missing Helper at Christmas”
Category Archives: Poems
Regret’s Future
Why does regret come after the fact? You start thinking of moments you can’t get back. It’s not important until the opportunity is gone. And we start wishing we would’ve seized it all along. We wonder how we could’ve changed fate But dwelling in the past is a dangerous place Grief and doubt want toContinue reading “Regret’s Future”
Look for the Dream
A crowd of peopleAll differentUniqueEach one with their own taleEach one different in how they think An old man in a cornerStares at a photographThinking of days he can’t get backWishing for dreams that got off track A girl at the counterPays for her mealWrestling with how she feelsAnd wondering if anything’s real There’s aContinue reading “Look for the Dream”
Writer’s Grievance
Watching the televisionCatching up on my showsA character I once thought greatNow makes my envy show A writer’s representedMakes him my favorite from the startBut when his book enters the storyI can’t contain the fury in my heart He writes his book in what seems like a nightFinishes the epilogue and sends it outrightThe veryContinue reading “Writer’s Grievance”
Help the World Change
I was okayI was in my laneDoing my jobEverything was fineThen watched a film of gorgeous felinesNow my heart is getting ahead of my mind I was willing to be patientI was waiting my turnBut a 30 minute film and my heart starts to yearnA spotted mother with four of her ownCaught in a droughtNothingContinue reading “Help the World Change”
Story’s Grasp
What’s a story you hold onto? One that won’t let you go? Something about it sticks to you Whether from a book, movie, or show Perhaps it’s a character Perhaps just a scene Perhaps all you can remember Is an image on a screen. Stories have a way of holding on Helping us as weContinue reading “Story’s Grasp”
Who’s that Girl?
Who’s that girl in the mirrorThinking she looks good? With that ragtag braid hiding a mess under the hood. Who’s that girl in the mirrorWith dark ringed eyes And a smile that isn’t even a lie Who’s that girl in the mirrorI’ve not seen her beforeOwning the weekGetting all the high scores Where’s the doubtContinue reading “Who’s that Girl?”
A Book
Pick up a bookA portal to a new placeWestern towns, castles, or spaceAll it takes is a good look Pick up a bookFollow an adventureOr one with knowledge at its centerPerhaps to teach you how to cook? Pick up a bookOf action and chasesExplosions and racesAnd daring feats undertook Pick up a bookCharacters with questionableContinue reading “A Book”
It Must be Halloween
There’s a chill in the airGhouls and ghosts everywhereIt must be Halloween Pumpkins are in placeCarved with scary faceIt must be Halloween The moon looms over the nightShining with eerie lightIt must be Halloween Witches cackle at their cauldrons Brewing sticky potionsIt must be Halloween Hear the howls upon the windAs the werewolves’ hunt beginsItContinue reading “It Must be Halloween”
Crisp Fall Air
Crisp Fall airI forgot how nice it wasA gentle breeze Sixty degreesThe flaming colors of turning leaves Take a deep breath inHold it with a chillSmell the pumpkins on the airSee the scarecrow over there. It’s the time for festivals and fairs A spooky OctoberPumpkins on every stepThere’s excitement for HalloweenAnd childish frights to makeContinue reading “Crisp Fall Air”
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