a little holiday to the city,
up the busy asphalt to the burbs,
take the kids away from harm,
their frowns unbecoming to
children's faces, their questions
about love, desertion and
blended families too close
to home.
parking lot twinkled with excited
tots of all ages, some
wearing fake mustaches, some
carrying plastic swords,
but all in line for fun,
talking pirate talk, "yes, me
hearties," and "blasting"
things like parental rules.
tickets bought, I shooed them in,
giving my lover, Jen, a little
butt tap, but looked
around through the glass door,
a smile dying on my lips.
there he was,
one hundred yards away,
leaning on his SUV, his ball cap
pulled down over his eyes.
Questions, unquestioned discoveries, and answers in parable and rhyme…. This collection records a journey starting with a 1960s retrospective and the first man on the moon, moving to a new millennium welcomed in with a terrorist spin, family crises,
A Collection of Voices from Around the World is more than just a poetry compilation. It is a partnership of poets from around the globe brought together by an internet poetry forum. That forum, poetrypages.com, has been the home of many a fine poet s
A Collection of Voices from Around the World is more than just a poetry compilation. It is a partnership of poets from around the globe brought together by an internet poetry forum. That forum, poetrypages.com, has been the home of many a fine poet s