Daily Archives: April 30, 2012

Lois (Alzheimer poem #6): How to write an S

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

the kitchen table was our battleground: if I could read at 2 then surely I could create an “S” at 3, she said & I shaped them backwards or slumped them along lined paper sideways, like snakes trying wildly to … Continue reading →

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earth women

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

for Nancy Yes, we fight & love our men with a vengeance it is because we know the slow passage of silent rivers moving underground deeper still the volcanic pulse of molten gold & iron the spin of the planet … Continue reading →

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my sister’s ghost

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Twice I saw her in dreams; the first time I carried her weightless in a basket on my back. No one saw her but me, & she wrapped her arms around my neck & murmured in my ear how to … Continue reading →

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