Inspired by a van that is parked in a parking lot I have seen in different sections of my state and it intrigued me to write this poem.
Living out of a Van
Tag: life
Start Stop (There Once Were No Flowers)
A reflection on the need for understanding, mercy and discovery in all things involving other people. There is no final, or last, Stop.
Shade Tree Diplomacy
Life is conflict. While we think we know how we’d act as we watch someone else in a dispute, when it’s us we may not be quite so sure.
The Benefit of a Bad Beginning
A bad start in life gives the good things that finally come a rare preciousness.
To M.
Maybe these words are my Ariadne’s thread whenever I lose my bearings in that absurd maze they unwisely call life.
An Inconvenient Truth
A mother’s reaction to her daughter’s unplanned pregnancy.
Jack in the Box
Do we ever really know our parents, or do we only think we do? Can an adult have a “coming of age” experience?
Pale Almond Blossoms
Inspiration drawn from the stuff of life.
Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?
The accidental death of a child and the impact upon his family and his father’s lover.
malaise
what is this strange feeling in me,
that gnaws on my marrow.
Anchors and Angels
How the wonders of nature and life can sometimes be lost in translation or even during the attempt to describe them at all.
The Lives of Jellyfish
I can’t stop thinking about jellyfish. I can’t stop thinking.
On Becoming a Centenarian
A newly-minted centenarian expresses her gratitude for her life.
the sacrificing poet
A poet who sacrifices his own life for his own truth while the ones he loves watch on.
The Frightful Fall
A healthcare aid panics when his client falls through the Hoyer Lift and to the floor.
Reflection
Reflection on writing and mortality.
Reflections at Age Ninety-nine
Bunny Moon reflects on her life as she approaches her 100th birthday.