why have most days been
let’s just get to tomorrow
to find out what’s next?
poetry
Fortify for Forty-five
writing therapy
is about all i have left
on Presidents’ Day
Bigger and Better
trading pennies in
for dollhouses and keurigs…
girls know how to win!
Cookie Rays
sun shines through winter
warming our corner booth sale
with childlike joy
Light the Flame to Start the Fire
when the blue burns through
a cloudless winter lunch stroll
with wilting climate,
when the Man burns through
a seamless presidency
to bring turmoil,
when cookies burn through
the endless Thin Mint requests
as yet unfulfilled,
we must burn both ends,
light the way to heaven; hell;
until truth burns through
Heart In Time
day’s small victories:
video discovery,
love hearts updated
(these little remnants
of jam-packed, drama-filled day
make my heart smile)
(I Made the Drinks)
PJ Valentine
with surf and turf from my chef:
that’s how we do it
Sails Up
rough waters ahead
but my blue sky school background
will keep us afloat
Ban HIM
he threatens the court
not understanding his loss
as if we’re blind fools
What Will Save Us
let’s not forget art
whether painted by god’s hands
or written by us
whether found in words
from teens’ broken-hearted hugs
on our Challenge Day
or in the small space
when the night meets the morning —
let’s not forget art
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