I can’t hear trees fall
Or the growing rush of rain
But the dark scares me
Partially deaf
I can’t hear trees fall Or the growing rush of rain But the dark scares me
Author: Janice
A creative. Lifelong Marylander. After many odd jobs of adolescence and college, have always worked as a writer and published essays, op-eds, articles, and poetry in national news media and small presses. Collection of poetry, "Saturday at the Gym", about boxing, aging, and motherhood; collection of artwork and poetry, "What Are Mothers For?" On the verge of an empty nest for the first time in 30 years, my question is: What am I for?
Wishes
Wishing for Wednesday And the storm to have passed by I can dream blue sky
Wishing for Wednesday
And the storm to have passed by
I can dream blue sky
Evolution
Monkeys and stardust A flare of divinity Combined to make us
Monkeys and stardust
A flare of divinity
Combined to make us
Grandmom
My grandmother’s voice Like the late night summer rain Whispers in my ear
My grandmother’s voice
Like the late night summer rain
Whispers in my ear
Getaway
Going to Nassau I remember your body The heat of each day
Going to Nassau
I remember your body
The heat of each day
Nats
Catches on the wind. The last arc of summer play Man out in the ninth
Catches on the wind.
The last arc of summer play
Man out in the ninth
Supersonic
He steps to the edge The universe curves away He falls into it
He steps to the edge
The universe curves away
He falls into it
Wild-eyed sports fan dream come true
An article about my dad and baseball, from The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dream-come-true-for-a-wild-eyed-sports-fan/2012/09/28/2966d0d2-080e-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_story.html key words: Nationals, baseball, pennant race, Senators, Washington, DC
An article about my dad and baseball, from The Washington Post
key words: Nationals, baseball, pennant race, Senators, Washington, DC
Equinox
Equinox has come. Time to shut down the a/c Windows open wide
Equinox has come.
Time to shut down the a/c
Windows open wide
BWI, 09-11-01
I run with your life We escape from the airport But not the future Key words: BWI Airport, 9/11, running
I run with your life
We escape from the airport
But not the future
Key words: BWI Airport, 9/11, running