Tag Archives: cherishing
I get Attached
Family, friends, favorite ink pens
wide ruled composition books
all sizes, bindings, page styles
and the new colors of Moleskines.
“The Mirror has Two Faces”
is my all-time favorite movie
of the many I adore from Barbara Streisand.
Thank God I’m a girl otherwise
according to “In & Out”
that affinity might betray
my natural attraction to men.
My computer in good working order.
External hard drive [...]
The Little Things
His snappy two-toned glasses
people knew him by
that sat on one end-table
and his brown briefcase that stood table-side,
can only channel his countenance as
my dad’s no longer here to use them.
Mom has moved them now
but these and other little things
that spark so many memories,
I hang onto
and quietly cherish them.
©2009 Shari Lynne Smothers
Prompt: Write a hanging poem. This [...]
Day 7
The joy seeps in
through the cracks
of laughs during dinner,
and at the movies,
on the way to any
destination.
Quiet delight
sways smoothly
in my head
while I’m working
at my computer
because I’m not at home
but in the home
of old friends and family.
The casino is fun
because I’m with friends
laughing at the sinister looks
drawn into the characters
on the machines.
Ratting around
shopping for speakers
falling asleep on [...]
