Long Sweatshirts Poems

We’re on October break, which is a 6-day weekend. For the last two weeks, everyone’s been making plans.
“What do you think of Cancún?” Sunny’d asked me.
“The only people going to Mexico are on the cheap...

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Skin pulled tight over gaunt faces,
hollow eyes looking out at me,
fearful of what they see,
dreading pity,
empathy,
apathy,
wanting form me
only an ear,
an ear i’ve given  too many times
from those too many times
so tired is this ear
that...

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Vexation seeps through sighs 
As the pen finds comfort 
Sharing the same story

Nonsensical pretty boys 
With smoke cloud habits 
And bloodshot ponderings

Vaunting on their 
Newsworthy delinquency 
With incessant metal bar consequences 

Promulgating in the same...

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Yesterday she  left , warm and sunny ,all  pleasant and funny
Spend some time with me she said, for soon I will leave
I lingered many months,  my season ends , I will come...

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From sunup to sundown
it was indeed a weird day;
it seemed as if the sun rose
wearing dimming shades
and as if the wind had been
blown off course or locked out.

The bold-green leaf trees, hedges,
shrubs, and lawn grasses...

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It was one of those chance encounters; the Common Room, 
mid-morning on a brisk April day. She bounced in with a radiant smile 
and absent-mindedly scanned the newspapers. I was reading a magazine.
At loose ends,...

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Clothes don’t make me feel any less naked 
I still feel exposed 
No amount of sweaters or sweatshirts can mask the humiliation that I know 
Even when I’m fully naked
My skin doesn’t cover what I...

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...dedicated to Juvie


We are in each other's arms, and dancing...
the lights are low, and the music is soft.
You perfume is so delicate, like a fresh
spring rain. We are cheek to cheek,
and in another world. A...

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Across the ground the leaves are strewn
                     set down by rushing wind.
A multicolored carpet yellow,...

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He was the best influencer in the world and he knew it.
In the neighborhood he was a star, an Internet hit. 
Unconditionally loved his family; watched them sleep.
Had his large arms in every situation, no...

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The grandkids are heading to sleepaway camp,
Their clothing all labeled and packed,
Plus all of the extras they may or not need -
Way too much, as a matter of fact.

They bring pillows and blankets and flashlights...

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Rustling through the auburn, yellow and burnt orange leaves

holding up my little girls first flight with her new princess kite

blowing softly across my cheek and through my sand brown hair

bringing with the smells of autumn

the...

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I have some weird feelings.
The feeling when you run away from home and you forgot your umbrella…
…But it hasn’t rained yet, so maybe you’ll be ok…
I’m too young to have learned to pack enough sweatshirts....

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Child-like enthusiasm at Christmas time is not easily duplicated.
Hearty laughter surrounds a family reminiscing about other Christmases.
Rich pastries, cookies and candy only found once a year decorate a table.
Imaginative glimpses of future Christmases are in...

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Once again, it’s that time of the year,
A time to reflect and a time to cheer.
Fellowship with the people here,
Embrace the moment near and dear.

The holiday festivities are upon us,
Holiday themes will soon surround us.
First...

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Shortest day, longest night 
Celebration of light
Glistening ice and snow
Temperatures low
Bare trees
Ponds freeze

Dress warm
Long sleeve uniform 
Cardigans and sweatshirts 
Goodbye mini skirts
Silk and wool 
Indoor pool

Soup and stew
Don’t misconstrue 
Wish Bread
Glaze spread
Cinnamon and cloves 
On...

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Miss High Heels

Out of the Honda, let off downtown,
Through gold revolving doors 
Miss High Heels would quickly bound,
Take the elevator 20 floors.

In this short span of time,
Inside the doorway of another world,
Using her professional name,
Another...

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My bench provides a perfect view
Of people on parade.
I love to watch each passing person
Artfully displayed.

Some taxi yellow hi-top sneakers,
Jeans with ripped-up knees,
Tie-dye sweatshirts, neon caps
And college-boasting tees…

A toddler on a scooter
With a helmet rosy...

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No friends. 
Hunger. 
Take the last french fry. 
Again and again. 

A car filled with friends. 
I sat on the bench. 
Give them a wave from a car with tinted windows. 
It’s not them. 

I...

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Floating today
I thought of you
Of how it would be
To hold you in blue
To see you play
To see you swim
Sand in your hair
Lazy at whim
Barefoot and happy
Singing out loud
Instead of hiding
Standing up proud
Not worried about
Who’s looking...

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I cannot trust my husband to dump the trash, so I insist on taking it up.
He has squirreled so much crap back into this house
I make him put it into his office.
His office has six...

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