Hard to Swallow Another magazine. Another expectation. Another reason why he left. ctrl+alt+del I can’t unhear what’s been said *haibun by Tia Haynes and Lori A Minor #FemkuMag 10 Prune Juice Issue 26
Monthly Archives: March 2019
New Lipstick
new lipstick choosing between Pelosi and AOC women’s day all the flowers stand tall in her absence a whisper of freesia falling cherry the silence of survivors a familiar murmur from the nurses’ station blood moon I defend my right to choose *a rengay by Tia Haynes and LoriContinue reading “New Lipstick”
last pregnancy…
last pregnancy I wish I’d known swapping stories I give her the best mug fool’s spring the last time it was the last time back to back shifts i never could keep up with your demands and as your hand slid lower i never stopped you Continue reading “last pregnancy…”
a sprinkling…
a sprinkling of stars above her bed . . . first garden Stardust Haiku: Issue 27 – March 2019
new year’s eve…
new year’s eve checking off my only resolution Presence 63
New Resonance 11
Writing haiku began for me as a way to find an identity outside of motherhood as I felt lost and nameless. It has turned into a passion of mine and I am honored to be considered one of the emerging voices in English-language haiku in the anthology, New Resonance 11. Every two years a groupContinue reading “New Resonance 11”
Golden Haiku 2019
Delighted to be a Judges’ Pick this year in this years’ Golden Haiku Competition! This haiku was selected along with a little over 100 others to be displayed in the Golden Triangle Business District of Washington D.C. throughout the months of March and April. There were 2,000 entries from 50 countries and 41 states withContinue reading “Golden Haiku 2019”
doing my best…
doing my best another addition to the pill box another year she measures her hand against mine my strapless dress a stumbling block for the pastor’s wife poetry reading the words I use to define me Failed Haiku – Vol. 4, Issue 39
snowdrift…
snowdrift the last pumpkin folds The Heron’s Nest Vol. XXI, Number 1: March 2019
that time when i…
that time when i… free to say what I think intercessory prayer secret sin going the extra mile mania the voice of god becomes my own at the cross a nail for every dream anxiety medication i deny the Lord’s will bets on who will last the longestContinue reading “that time when i…”
