Judy Poems - Poems about Judy

...Valentine’s Day 2015 An odd way to spend it, At Hospice watching Nana sleep, This room becoming our world On a rotating basis. Right now there’s me And Nana and IT The elephant in the room. ......Read the rest...

...We used to go shopping you and I. Sometimes remembering I start to cry. Those happy times, the fun of the past, I didn’t realize it wouldn’t last. I miss you, the YOU that was you Not this dista......Read the rest...

...We used to go shopping, you and I. Dressing room privacy, Mom corner-facing Then turn, you turn, front and back, A view from every side. Ooos and ahs . . . So pretty, Mom’s pretty daughter. Wh......Read the rest...

...Deathbed Prayer I asked my pastor to pray At the deathbed of my uncle With my aunt and me He shuffled his feet and Looked away in an awkward And most uncomfortable way I, too, was uneasy Bu......Read the rest...

...Jump, thump, six graders jump from stone to pebbly stone. Chirp chirp the robin flies Across the sky alone. Crunch chunch the graveled feet, Sh. . . shoo, a breathy whisper, Hard, cold bench fo......Read the rest...

...A stranger shared my thoughts Without knowledge of same In the midst of another conversation Spoken quickly out of context I know you, I think; You are just like me United in love By one risen......Read the rest...

...The present darkness threatens. Why can’t I see the light? And yet my faith still lingers Like a flame of candlelight. The weakened short wick struggles And nearly smothers out While prayers of......Read the rest...

...Sitting with Winnie Running from MiMi in polka dots Makes me giggle at haughty tots Who don’t want to use their potty pots. I’m now thinking of tequila shots And other things I oughta nots. ......Read the rest...

...The Freedom Caucus Like staunch sentinels they stand Around a center speaker, a white-haired man With microphone poised and voice steady To speak of a vote and not being ready. “We have ba......Read the rest...

... (Lights dim, a single spotlight illuminates Judy Garland, center stage. She wears a faded housecoat, her eyes holding a lifetime of stories. She speaks directly to the audience, her voice a smo......Read the rest...

...My Fix I open my eyes to the bright new day, Thanking my Lord come what may. I know He’ll be with me through every trial, So I’ll linger with Him and talk for awhile. Stretching in comfort, jo......Read the rest...

...First Draft Classroom creativity Ebb and flow Teaching the things I know I know Investigating others For a much better skill To teach to spark hunger And never to kill The desire to grow, ......Read the rest...

...Morning Emergency The siren didn’t sound; There was no alarm, But an emergency there was, And it had caused some harm. The pull-up was pulled down Removed and even thrown. Danger! Danger! ......Read the rest...

...The Time Machine Graying hair and aching knees It’s time for a drive among hills and trees There is magic encased in a Chevy V-8 Gotta take a drive before it’s too late Shift in reverse Time......Read the rest...

...You played Judy Teen, became our Top of the Pops, strumming Spanish strings in that epic bowler hat, somehow breaking every code. ......Read the rest...