Rock Solid Friendship
thought about it
saw how deep it was
thought about how cold it would be …
The Peanut Guy—A Limerick
This one appeared as a group of four as an example of limericks in Paul B. Janeczko‘s book,WRITING FUNNY BONE POEMS (Scholastic, 2001): THE PEANUT GUYby April Halprin Wayland The Peanut Guy, he had a dreamWhenever he threw, fans would screamWith each bag he soldA great throw he’d unfoldThey watched him, ignoring their team. This […]
Music Critic (The Ocean’s Opinion)
This guy drags his drum set onto the sand
so that I have a front row seat …
Dad in the Pool
We slip through the summery
turquoise
water…
Float
… and there is still daylight left when Daddy comes home …
Spring Evening at the Dog Park
Warm yellow light
spills over all of us,
dogs and humans.
Villanelle
Did I pretend? Perhaps a dream…or was it true?
Thirteen. I was thirteen. It was July.
I swear I didn’t make it up…that night I flew.
Long Walk
Wearing sturdy shoes and wide-brimmed straw hats,
my big sister and I trudge across our farm’s sandy soil,
through Johnson grass, to the river.