In honor of the darkest day of the year, and as an eternal lover of the dynamics of great storytelling, today I’ll simply post one of my favorite poems about the dark night of the soul. I have been one acquainted with the night.I have walked out in rain—and back in rain.I have outwalked theContinue reading “Solsticing”
Category Archives: Poetry
A Scattered Tribe
Had a lovely dinner with my mother recently, and shortly thereafter she sent me this lesser known but beautifully written poem by a former U.S. Poet Laureate. ‘Tis a gift to be so deeply understood. I have walked through many lives, some of them my own,and I am not who I was,though some principle ofContinue reading “A Scattered Tribe”
Not My Story
Come out, come outThis is no time for hidingAnd no time for cryingBecause your rations are packedAnd your armor is onAnd you’re far from done(And you’re not quite undone) Feel the weightIt’s light as a featherThe heaviest featherA feather that can hold youAs it drifts slowly around Circling and liftingAs an unexpected breezeKeeps your feetContinue reading “Not My Story”
Against the Graine
attempted to write a poem to attempt to describe what it’s like to have a migraine but I couldn’tbecause of the migraine – Hezaasan © 2022
The Longest Month
at the momentall that wasis now remnants on the ground under the snow the flowers unprunedand the earth under gloomas the pavement moves(yet somehow we are unmoved)at the momentwe are groundedand boarded and stowed awayso we can stare at the unfinished businessof the other elevenand wonder what the remaining ten will doto rebuild or furtherContinue reading “The Longest Month”
Da Capo al Coda
The kittens went back to the shelter today, to get ready to be offered to the public for adoption. Our mission — to get them fattened up a la Hansel & Gretel — was deemed a success, with extra credit points for surrounding them with love and attention so they’re primed and ready for theirContinue reading “Da Capo al Coda”
The Diagnosis
Boom boom boomAround the cornerOn the other side of the wallSounds like poundingSounds like hammering (What is it really)(What else could it be) Boom boom bangIt is and it isn’tBehind the wallWithout seeing itWith my own eyesWith only hearing itWith my earsPerhaps it isn’t (We know that it is)(We have always known) Boom bang boomAroundContinue reading “The Diagnosis”
Unfortunate Events
Here we are againDriving without a steering columnPetrified yet rising aboveWe ride the rideWe try to let goTo accept what comesWhen it comesWe try to live with all that we are losingAnd focus on the gainingWe try not to forget our strengthWhich is kindnessAnd forgivenessAnd awarenessWe try not to forget that fearOf failingOf being failedIsContinue reading “Unfortunate Events”
Braxton Hicks
Pregnant with the next lifetimeBack aching and stomach stretchingFrom the weightNo clear vision of what will be bornWaiting for the labor painsSo far waiting is the greatest undertakingWant to move, to actTo jump right in But it is time to waitTo incubateBecause this life has a limitAnd enough wasting itOn shit that isn’t real toContinue reading “Braxton Hicks”
A Welcome Distraction
I have been pulled and drawnI have been filled and propelled I have been distracted From sitting in silenceFrom the voices that thin the threadsFrom the distorted mirrors that cloud clarity Craving a place of our ownA space of just you and just meNothing else distracting Just the distraction of your eyesAnd your voiceAnd yourContinue reading “A Welcome Distraction”
Muttering Retreats 