NaPoWriMo Day 16: Garden Delight
What can I grow in this garden of mine? Oregano, chives, strawberries and thyme Radishes, beets, carrots and peas Medicinal plants and food for the …
Cricket
NaPoWriMo Day 15: De-extinction
Dire Wolf Brought back from the grave Your impermanence transmuted By the hands of men who think they are gods What will you do now? …
NaPoWriMo Day 13: The Skin I’m In
“She looks young for her age” Is supposed to be a complement One of the highest bestowed on a woman But gravity is the enemy …
NaNoWriMo Day 12: Words Have Power
Bully, bulldozer, girl with the poison tongue And false confidence My grace is an illusion, my benevolence, a myth My feeble mind, fertile ground for …
NaPoWriMo Day 9: Remarkable Us
Rockets and high speed railways Banh mis and Beethoven’s 5th Hot yoga after brunch on a Sunday morning In the trendy neighborhood with the boutique …
NaPoWriMo Day 8: Sweater Weather
The box of tissue says “I’m there when you’re sad.” And I do believe it is sincere Perfectly packaged for convenient comfort Suitable for times …
NaPoWriMo Day 7: Wynona
Sea witch Sassy Southern Bell Secret warrior Bar goddess with updo, cold shoulders and stern look You hide secret holographic scars like buried treasure Savagely …
NaPoWriMo Day 6: 2025
The Great Longhorn Tariff Stalks its prey in the dead of night While a chainsaw-wielding broligarch turns government to blight The orange man says “hang …
NaPoWriMo Day 5: The Farmhouse Redux
Rub a dub dub, a clawfoot tub A skylight, a nightlight or two Slanted floors all around A small dungeon underground Bathroom tiles to repair …
NaPoWriMo Day 4: The Farmhouse, a Haiku
A bold red tower Comforting and joyous place My house is perfect
NaPoWriMo Day 3: Sticky Things
Gecko feet New asphalt in sweltering July heat My collection of scratch and sniff stickers Chewing gum under the desk in fifth period english class …
NaPoWriMo Day 2: First Born
Loose dark curls and gap-tooth smile Deep creases under new bright eyes You resemble your mothers brother as a child even as your baby cheeks …
NaPoWriMo- Day 1: Untitled
I am the girl who comes from young love and loyalty and shameful family secrets and unnamed traumas. The girl who loves dolls that smell …