Grandmother City Poems

Look look it’s crazy I’m the one they want to represent
Young black girl,I can probably be the president
I’m the voice of the youth,you heard my...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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  ~Who  Was She~


The little...

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Old Jack is at it again, Great Grandmother says.
Her voice eases through a window as we reach shoes on the porch.
At least twelve pair; which...

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Chi-town has been rated just shy of a war zone.
and why would anybody want to bring friends and family into a war zone..
I avoid traveling...

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times were so very different
when I was growing up

till age nine I lived in a small town
my grand-mother just a short walk away
relatives were local...

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By dusk, in a city of rich desert
I started a joke to my dear Nana;
On her deep country poetic voice and heart;
On her oral peace...

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REFLECTION OF THOUGHTS THROUGH CITY WINDOWS

reflected lights shine
through blooming city window
giving the appearance
of Christmas ~
early spring trees of Chicago

angelic grandchildren sleep
whilst a grandma dreams of...

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While I'm reading a poem about it on the previous page
the girls come over to visit their boyfriends and dance
in high shoes and perfume. Their...

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Section Ocho

Sylvia loved her 2 bedroom apartment. 
She finally found a decent place
Well besides the rodents
And the 4 flights she treks 
That dim hallway
Smelling of...

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There was a girl called Stacey who was going to bring to her grandmother Lizzie a chocolate cake.  She sent a message through Whatsapp...

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In a corner of the town, stands a building of antiques.
Not an ordinary building but one that percepts the imagination;
sense datum begins and a scene...

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From England's dark blackout
We came to these shores
I and my siblings
In refuge from war.
How enchanted we were
With all we saw.

First Sydney's fine harbour
And her bridge...

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