Category: Poetry Purgatory

  • A Child’s Sticks and Stones

    A Child’s Sticks and Stones

    It’s a trickle of materials into pockets,these little sticks and stones.Walking outside, book in handand feeling the sun into my bones.Small and happy, I’d sit on the stooplegs outstretched no longer coopedup in a ball of daydreams. Escaping into summer morningsI’d pick at sand and small quartz,flipping between page and trees,attending to humming birds’ courtsby…

  • Benthic Romanticism

    Benthic Romanticism

    How does water connect to us? Other than as every part of our cells.

  • Playing on Wooden Grounds

    Playing on Wooden Grounds

    Sometimes childhood meant calculated risks: how we played, who we teased, and what stories we created. What stories did you create here?

  • Two Sides

    Two Sides

    A coin is flipped, a choice has been made. Are you prepared for what comes next?