Typical Saturday Morning “Mommy I’m hungry” One eye glances at the alarm clock 5:57 a.m. “Grab a banana and go play quietly in your room.” A few minutes later… “Mommy can you hold me?” I climb down from bed, Wiping away eye crust I’m greeted with hugs and excitement My husband starts the coffee Waffles …

Below is a poem I wrote freestyle.  In it I compare the writing process to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle. Poem Title: Jigsaw Puzzle Writing Writing is often a jigsaw puzzle set before us The exterior – the idea of it – looks and feels beautiful We open up the box We begin composing with …

Are you like me? Do you often feel an emotional roller-coaster when you submit writing to another person, group or organization? Whether it’s an article you wrote that you’re sending to a publisher or you are sending in your application for a new job, that actual act of submitting can be both exhilarating and terrifying. …

Every week I find something new A doll, a ball and Mickey Mouse too At the bottom of the laundry bin Peeping out to scare me again I shouldn’t be startled at this With scattered pieces and toys amiss My two kids make quite the mess A fake lizard beneath a pink dress They are …

“Nose in a Book” (A poem I just wrote…) For an hour or two Up, I didn’t look Instead my nose Was pressed to a book. Long road before me But I wasn’t driving I sat passenger style With no GPS guiding. Kids in the back Mesmerized by a show Husband checking phone Dark clouds …

On occasion I write poetry…just whenever the mood or circumstance strikes me.   Some of the words are ignited by an event or moment.  Others come completely from some place inside me (and I truly don’t know why). If I am remembering correctly, this is one I wrote on a sleepless night.  I was in a …