Archives for: April 2007
Lisa
04/30/07
04/30/07
If I Had to be Fire
If I had to be fire,
I would not melt little boys' toys
I would not singe teddy bears
I would not touch a child's room at all
I would ease down the hall
seeking out junk mail to lick at,
not letters and family photographs
I would feast on replac… more »
Lisa
04/27/07
04/27/07
May I Have This Dance?
Come
Take my hand
I hear the violins
Calling us to a waltz
I could dance all night
Let's swing
The big bands are playing
Toss me in the air
And I'll land in
Your arms
Hear the carnival?
Staring deep
Into each other's eyes
We merengue
To… more »
Lisa
04/26/07
04/26/07
Kite Dance
Feelings
Flying away from me like kites
In a hurricane
Making landfall
Yanking at my heart -
The spindle
Strings near breaking
I have to hold on tightly
And brace myself
This tattered piece of fabric
No longer belongs to me
It was given as… more »
Lisa
04/25/07
04/25/07
Vertically Challenged
I am short. There really isn't any other way to say it. Well, there are other ways but none would make me any taller. Vertically challenged. Petite. No matter what I call myself, I still need a stool to reach the top kitchen cupboards. That's short.
I… more »
Lisa
04/24/07
04/24/07
Grain of Sand
I hold this grain within my grasp
Sand rescued from the hourglass
For me, no sleep, pure vigilance
Freeing the grain from its descent
If I were to relax my grip
From my hand, seconds would slip
I do not dare embrace repose
For fear that I would… more »
Lisa
04/23/07
04/23/07
Little Bear
When I was a freshman in my first semester of college, I was homesick, and mail was important to me - important enough to run down to my mailbox during the brief pause between my 9:30 and my 11:00 classes. I tore open the envelopes and read as I walked t… more »
Lisa
04/22/07
04/22/07
Butterfly Bush
Lunch
Busy time at the Butterfly Bush
Butterflies circle the shrub
for the best parking space
Bumble Bees sample the wares of different blossoms
in the food courtyard
Hummingbird moth windowshops
browses for attractive buds
Everyone br… more »
Lisa
04/21/07
04/21/07
Blank Nature Note Cards
I have created some blank nature cards with photographs of birds, butterflies, dragonflies, flowers, scenery, etc.
I took this photo in North Carolina. I was so lucky that this bee chose to pose for me.
I was taking a morning walk on the Cary Gree… more »
Lisa
04/20/07
04/20/07
Trouble Sleeping
When I was small and couldn't sleep,
My mother told me to count sheep.
The woolly beasts began to come,
And I would count them one by one.
I used my fingers, then my toes.
I even thought to use my nose,
But the line just wouldn't end,
So I used… more »
Lisa
04/19/07
04/19/07
The Santa Trap
I wonder how parents today handle Santa - with the internet, the adult-oriented sitcoms, the new Christmas movies that lack magic.
When I was a kid all we had to make us doubt were the other kids, and the other kids were just as innocent as we were.… more »
One benefit of having moved to Texas is we no longer have to stock the house with hurricane supplies: jugs of water, cans of fruit, powdered milk, boxes of crackers and cereal (and potted meat before I became a vegetarian). Nothing requiring refrigeratio… more »
Lisa
04/17/07
04/17/07
What Being Sick Taught Me
Being sick feels lousy, but it's supposed to be good for us, right? Strengthens the old immune system. Our body "learns" from the illness. The white blood cell generals will know how to fight this particular virus next time - and maybe they'll even be ab… more »
I learned a lot from my grandparents about soap operas.
Whenever my father's parents came to visit us, an intermission to the visit occurred between the hours of 12:30 to 4:00 pm weekdays. They had to watch "their shows." Luckily "their shows" were on… more »
Lisa
04/15/07
04/15/07
The Logical Choice
I shifted my position in the green, cushioned chair another time and crossed my legs - the right one on top, my foot jiggling in the air. I twisted my wrist towards me and checked my watch. Fourteen minutes waiting. I smoothed my skirt, wiping the sweat… more »
Lisa
04/14/07
04/14/07
The Fortunate One
Sarah Phillips leaned heavily against her back screen door, eyeing the small shape crouched on the bottom step. The woman frowned, wrinkles creasing her even tan. "How do they always find me?" she asked herself. Its small, blue eyes focused on Sarah, and… more »
Lisa
04/13/07
04/13/07
Death of a Tea Set
Allan Stanton eyed his wife with disgust as he knotted his paisley tie. She was gazing into the vanity mirror, re-applying fuchsia lipstick a third time. Every bleached blond hair was in place, every blemish concealed with foundation. “Putting in a lot o… more »
Lisa
04/12/07
04/12/07
Movie: More Mockingbird
The same day I took photos of the mockingbird, I videotaped him.
I was afraid that he might fly away as I drew closer and closer to him, but nothing phased him. He was a professional performer. And the bigger his viewership, the better.
This was h… more »
Lisa
04/12/07
04/12/07
Breathe in the Rain
Breathe in the rain
My fellow amphibians
Feel the freedom in your lungs
A purer, sweeter air
Feel the tingling on your skin
As your every pore drinks
Feel the droplets on your tongue
Refreshing, releasing
Feel the clarity of your thoughts… more »
Lisa
04/11/07
04/11/07
The Earth's Clock
My heart beats
A horse trots
Raindrops
The Earth's clock
Eyes alert
Setting sun
Rising moon
The clock runs
My lungs breathe
The wind blows
Wings flap
Timemen doze
Skin that feels
Rough tree bark
Clay in dirt
Cold feels dark
My mou… more »
Lisa
04/10/07
04/10/07
The Vacuum
Pour all that I am
Into the beaker
And there will be
An inexplicable
Vacuum
Inside the Pyrex cup
Anyone would try
To fill it with
A chemical
From another beaker
To fix this anomaly
They'd search
The laboratory shelves
At my request
And… more »
It isn't
that I think
every man
on the planet
is a bastard.
It's me.
I wear the mark,
invisible to all
but those
of the bastard clan,
and that is why
every time
you see me,
I'm with
yet another
bastard.
Their faces change,… more »
Lisa
04/08/07
04/08/07
Easter Lesson
I was a normal kid growing up, so of course I loved sweets. This usually meant candy: jelly beans, hard candy, chocolate, coffee nips (gooey enough to rip dental fillings from your head), candy canes, gumdrops, black licorice - anything but caramel. (I… more »
Lisa
04/07/07
04/07/07
Mysterious Ways
The reverend mopped the river of sweat that was coursing his right temple and consulted his notepad a second time. "Room 302." He stared at the gleaming numbers on the door before him.
"May I help you?" The soft voice from behind startled him. Todd t… more »
Lisa
04/06/07
04/06/07
The Bubble
He flew there
To that spot on the grass
Balanced on the stems
Waiting for a breeze
To send him on his way
Before his time was up
Shining in the sunlight
With radiant colors
Rainbows
And swirling prisms
That danced
In the wind
The wind tri… more »
Lisa
04/05/07
04/05/07
Memories of School
I can remember
That day in September
It was my fifth birthday and I was real scared
My brother thought I’d never come back again, it’s nice to know he cared
For when I swallowed that quarter that was given to me by Joan
I stayed at the hospital over… more »
Kaboom
Bam Bam
Boom
Hard balls
fly
and burst
producing white
it's tossed up
up, up and drops
down into a crater like hole
empty
except for air
more bombs
and booms
balls flying
bu… more »
Lisa
04/03/07
04/03/07
Timid in My Way
My greatest wish of all is to
Stop being timid in my way
Worrying about little unimportant
Things continually day after day
I wish I could say the things
I feel and not be afraid of laughter
Bubbling out at me that makes
Me feel stupid for years… more »
Lisa
04/02/07
04/02/07
The Road of Life
When walking
the road of life
If you find
yourself trodding
On thorns
never give up
Keep moving on
& at the end
Of the stem
find the Rose.
Note: This poem is available on a mug:
See more products like this on my Zazzle gallery… more »
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