Long Dampish Poems

May succulent grass upon buds in June
I walked alongside you September, arrived in you October,
it began in December and ended in January
I slept in February woke up in March and danced in April
July lingered in...

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By the light of the pinkest prettiest orange moon Faerie folk had ever seen,
There was a haze such as the elves could have invented, but maybe not.
It was the magical bewitching hour, and the meadow...

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My granddaughter Charlotte e-mailed: 
"I love you, Nanny, and can I have a poem about princesses?"



Away in some enchanted land
Where every day was Spring,
There lived two fair princesses – 
Twin daughters of the King.

They grew...

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May succulent grass upon buds of June
I walked alongside you September arrived in you October,
it began in December and ended in January
I slept in February woke up in March and danced in April
July lingered in...

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My water bottle holder
Has a pocket meant for keys
Or a tissue or some money
Or whatever else you please.

When I went out walking yesterday,
I thought I’d beat the rain,
But the sky grew dark and so my...

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She threw the best birthday party at eighty-three.
With a hip hip hooray and a whimsical whee…
We could barely get tickets, everyone was there.
She was dancing the watusi in her pink underwear.

Don’t sweat the small stuff,...

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CLOUDS   DO   NOT   EXIST


Clouds do not exist  - I know, it’s queer.
They're only parts of the atmosphere 
Where the moisture is visible, but it’s
Only a temporary condition -...

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