Poetry

Now and then, I will share some of my poetry here. So, please watch this section for all kinds of poems.

Some of the poems featured below are those I have written for family, friends--and a few of my publishers.

The poem BE SURROUNDED is one that I wrote for a holiday card that I sent out.(I always make my own holiday cards. You should think about doing that, too!) For me, making a card is giving a bit of yourself to your loved ones + friends. LOVE THAT'S GOLDEN is a poem that I wrote about and for my parents on their 50th wedding anniversay. Their love taught me a whole bunch about love.

I hope you enjoy my poems and that they will inspire you to write some of your own. Happy writing.



Be Surrounded


Surround yourself with family
Old, new, and in-between
Sit a spell with Grandma
Make time for Aunt Eileen
Cozy up to cousins—
Like Norma, Don, and Vin
Share a story…a smile…a laugh
And let the fun begin
Enjoy these precious moments
Great gifts that can’t be wrapped
Don’t let them slip or slide away
For they’re over in a snap!


Love that's Golden


Love begins
It smiles
And frowns

Love is a summer day
An admiring gaze
A shared laugh

Love is a commitment
That lasts
And lasts
And lasts

Love is celebrating
And more celebrating
Love is staying close
And leaning on each other

Love is out of this world
And a different world

Love is summers
And winters

Love is familiar places
favorite places
faraway places
and dark spaces

Love is casual
and all dressed up
and sometimes checks and plaids

Love is holidays together
celebrating a milestone
remembering a sacrifice

Love is comfortable
Love is fearless

Love--the real stuff
The kind you have
The golden
Beholden
Holding
NEVER ends!


Brother vs. Brother



BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER appeared in the Civil War issue of APPLESEEDS Magazine. (Published by Carus/​ Cobblestone Publishing)

While doing some research for this poem, I was amazed by the fact that brothers from the same families lined up against each other on different sides of the war. I wondered what that might have been like and if they had ever imagined such a thing happening.