Procrastination
PROCRASTINATION by April Halprin Wayland Ancient dog circled in the grass round and round to tamp it down I am dog circling, too round and round as all dogs do round my homework, round my desk finally, working then I rest. published in Cricket Magazine December 2002 also published in my novel in poems, GIRL COMING […]
Rock Solid Friendship
thought about it
saw how deep it was
thought about how cold it would be …
The Glove Box
Today, while we were driving home
The glove box opened on its own …
Music Critic (The Ocean’s Opinion)
This guy drags his drum set onto the sand
so that I have a front row seat …
Planet Elizabeth
I’m pulled into her orbit …
Float
… and there is still daylight left when Daddy comes home …
Those School Dances
At the dance,
I wander into the
cold-tiled bathroom:
fixing, fixing, a line
of fixing girls,
making sure.
My Father Whistles the Hills
He follows the natural notes of the land, and
the wheel moves in his hands …