Vessel
Toddlers to Teens August 24, 2020
Mother is another name for Hold this A hungry fisted babyA red-wrought toddlerA pocket of treasuresthat can’t jump on the trampolineOr…
Hansel and Gretel
Toddlers to Teens August 24, 2020
Dead of night, winter chillWe feel the snowflakes land upon our skinLike hot pokers sinking slowly,Steam lifting as the sting…
Umbilical cord, Unlikely, Unafraid
Toddlers to Teens August 24, 2020
I blame Instagram. I’m hanging 20 feet in the air, like a pair of sneakers thrown over a telephone line….
The Robin
Toddlers to Teens August 24, 2020
The robin bop,bop, bops alongthe stone path,her beak digginginto the cracksshe passes,looking for supper— looking to fillhungry bellies,the little onesin…