“Beanboozled in Sharing Time”
After Stephanie BurtHonorable Mention, “Road Not Taken” ContestStand up front with jelly beans the chances of our choices Stinky socks or tutti-frutti Licorice or skunk spray What will become of us is here in the building Booger or juicy pear Coconut or baby wipes and nearly always stronger for two-factor identification nuclear, intact, spilled out across the pews Moldy cheese or caramel apple Pretty peach or vomit barf Picture the eaglet whose treeline nest is nearest the stench of the landfill Think how the orphaned cub scavenges bursting blisters of parasite gall Nothing here is certain so when Bethany, almost […]
“Reluctant, Radiant”
Our firstborn baby, years too early and six days late…
“Georgia On My Mind”
What did we possibly have in common? How would we work together? Wouldn’t she be frustrated by my crazy-busy life? . . . I didn’t think she would be the friend I desperately needed. Yet, she was.
