Haiku: The Wordless Poem
Chipmunk by Gilles Gonthier for sale a sparrow slips into the attic trailing toilet paper watching fireworks from the car chickenpox screen door song of the birds cry of the cat...
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Bedtime Every night my lizard slithers Down from his plastic tree. He crawls in his log and rests His head and goes to bed like me. (c) 2013, Elizabeth Steinglass, all rights...
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There once was a girl who loved trees. She swung from their limbs with great ease. When asked to come in, The girl made a grin, Then hung upside down by her knees. My mother once...
View ArticleRest in Peace, My Guinea Pig
Rest in Peace, My Guinea Pig She didn’t squeak hello when I came in the room. She didn’t twitch her nose at my carrot. Her small furry body didn’t rise or fall. She didn’t hear...
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Dear Officer, I apologize. I know I was going slow. I was stunned by the morning sun shining a perfect spotlight on the small maple in the clearing, so proud in her new red dress....
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Song and Dance Dear Miss, she seems to say with her gentle mews. Dear Miss, she croons, as she slips through my legs, skimming my ankles with her silken fur. Dear Miss, she...
View ArticleMessage on a Log
Message on a Log Someone’s left a message here, a swirling, curling missive, clear in the flesh of this log. They’ve stripped away the gnarled bark. They’ve used a blade to leave...
View ArticleGarden Thieves
Garden Thieves They come in the night when I can’t see. I know they do. They leave clues for me: Hyacinth crumbs, ragged leaves. Evidence of garden thieves. Small round...
View ArticleRobin’s Song
American Robin from wikipediaby Dakota Lynch Robin’s Song Cheer-i-ly! Cheer-i-ly! Cheer-i-ly! Hear me sing? To the sky? From the tree? Every day, I greet the sun. Every day, skipping...
View ArticleBeach Magician
Beach Magician With nothing up his sleeve but a brainless foot, this mundane clam does the ultimate trick: tipping his jelly bean shell on end, he disappears into the sand. We...
View ArticleDog Love
Photo of Sophie by Susan Pittman Dog Love When the hurts pile up and I can’t hold them all, I retreat to my room where the tears start to fall. There she finds me alone, jumbled up in my bed, and...
View ArticleBedtime
Bedtime Every night my lizard slithers Down from his plastic tree. He crawls in his log and rests His head and goes to bed like me. (c) 2013, Elizabeth Steinglass, all rights...
View ArticleTwo Original Limericks
There once was a girl who loved trees. She swung from their limbs with great ease. When asked to come in, The girl made a grin, Then hung upside down by her knees. My mother once...
View ArticleRest in Peace, My Guinea Pig
Rest in Peace, My Guinea Pig She didn’t squeak hello when I came in the room. She didn’t twitch her nose at my carrot. Her small furry body didn’t rise or fall. She didn’t hear...
View ArticleApology
Dear Officer, I apologize. I know I was going slow. I was stunned by the morning sun shining a perfect spotlight on the small maple in the clearing, so proud in her new red dress....
View ArticleSong and Dance
Song and Dance Dear Miss, she seems to say with her gentle mews. Dear Miss, she croons, as she slips through my legs, skimming my ankles with her silken fur. Dear Miss, she...
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