Time rolls itself awake; it yawns, Then mutters underneath its breath: “Amid this strange pandemic, life Continues… And your teenage years Officially are here.” We…
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Here’s a year when all went upside down,A nutty, silly year, the dumbest year.And look, we’re all agoraphobic now,Anthropophobic even, strange to say;Behavior that’s against…
Leave a CommentThe strangest days, the strangest times!We’re wearing masks; the shops are closed;And school is through the laptop now.Decades in the future you’llRecall this all, and…
Leave a CommentA limerick for your birthday: 15 years, you post-millennial, Is already one 10th your sesquicentennial. So fast, you’re growing and changing, Metamorph-teen-mutating, Into someone who’s…
Leave a CommentAs we both lean back against the cafe wall,The cool, white wall that’s lined with subway tiles,And a nice but flustered barista makes our drinks,Imaginary…
Leave a CommentThis year you are a world traveler. UpAnd down the Pacific Rim you go. First stop:Japan. (You stood below where Little BoyDeparted the Enola Gay…
Leave a CommentDouble digits! (Only 90 years till triple.)So much change! This weekend alone evenHad swimming parties and sleep-overs.What will we do in a year?Who will you…
Leave a CommentA cool day with blasting sun,13 years ago, awaiting you. Twilight fell and you announcedWith vigor your imminent arrival.Contractions were close apart,The doula timing them…
Leave a CommentEight bells ring out eight times.Then… a ninth rings nine,Because it’s Violet’s day.As nine dogs howl and bark,Nine cats slink away into the darkHere on…
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