From Bluets, by Maggie Nelson 1. Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color. Suppose I were to speak this as though it were a confession; suppose I shredded my napkin as we spoke. It began slowly. An appreciation, an affinity. Then, one day, it became more […]
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Death and the Love Poem
Posted in Death/Loss/Grief, Existential, Love, Mortality, Poetry, Youth on September 1, 2015 | 1 Comment »
I asked my friend Deb for a poem idea. “Death?” she replied. “LOL.” I hadn’t told her it was intended to be a love poem.
Unveiled
Posted in Death/Loss/Grief, Fathers, Love, Poetry, Relationships, Seasons on July 12, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
I come to life when color begins to leave the leaves when the stain of amber and gold and burnt sienna seeps into the once verdant green and school-bus yellow ushering in the rich and glorious palette of decay and death.
Sunny Day Poetry
Posted in Death/Loss/Grief, Poetry, Relationships on April 20, 2015 | 1 Comment »
I The sun streams through the window baking my skin slowly creating its first heat since you touched me for the last time.