Cinderella and the Fairy Crocodile, part 1 An instant after the wildebeest rushed out of the courtyard, one of the starry points of the upper heaven pierced through the clouds. […]
Cinderella and the Fairy Crocodile, part 1: The Beginning
Sometime that morning, the fairy crocodile had wandered into a storm. She was not large. She was about as big as a squirrel, and sometimes she slept all night in […]
Beads and Buttons: A Poem
Do you want to see all the beads and buttons I’ve found? Yes, I do want to see them.Crystal, glass, pony, seed,fake pearl, plastic gold—maybe they were part of broken […]
Left in the Rain
Left in the Rain One sodden sockand anotherdotting the yardlike strange flowers.Treasure Islandswollen up,laid butterfly to dry.In a plastic bowl,bloated Goldfishcrackers swim.A polka-dot rain jacket,discarded, shieldsa patch of grass.Chalk portraits, […]
A Poem for National Foster Care Day
When we were training for foster care, we were asked to list our five most sustaining relationships, comforts, or interests. Then the trainer called out numbers, and we had to […]
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