Saying Goodbye

Saying goodbye to someone you love and care about is difficult at the best of times. Saying goodbye when you didn't expect to? Heartbreaking. Last year, I wrote a post about Janie--Lady Jane Grey. I won't repeat what I wrote...

Ode to Malcolm the Cat

An ode to the goofy cat of my boyfriend's sister. I stayed at her place while looking for my own and I wrote this ode to her cat Malcolm on my last night at her place.

Found: poem- “Execution”

Going through yet another stack of papers as I'm packing up boxes for a move later this summer, I found a loose page of notes from a class I took in graduate school. At the bottom of the page was...

Emotions: A Word Picture

Last night on my hike through the woods with my boyfriend, I was contemplating emotions. This was our second time trying to find this specific lake but we were unable to before it grew dark. No map was to be...

Being Apart

I still feel the warmth of his embrace As I drive away in my car. I still feel the tenderness of his kisses On my face As I leave his place. The warm feelings inside Rekindle the flame That was...