Feb. 2, 2011

Poetry Day!

I love poetry.  I took a poetry class in college and in high school and needless to say...was greatly looking forward to this day!  Turnout was a small, but it was beautiful to create.

Here are some of the poems I wrote:

Craft Time Lady
the woman wears a sweater
with a patchwork heart
in the middle
she laughs loud and long
her head thrown back
and she is joyful


Untitled
slowly pushing the squeaky cart
down the aisle
of the grocery store
examining the produce
onions, potatoes, apples, carrots
an old man
dressed in a green knit sweater
with patches on the elbows
and a black felt hat
is picking up a grapefruit
next to me
perhaps he'll eat it for breakfast

Shirley, she said
"When I was a young girl
we wore feedsack dresses
cut from a pattern passed down
and around
the neighborhood"

and a haiku.... entitled
The Dog
the dog ran outside
he saw a red fire hydrant
he lifted his leg