Tag Archives: poetry

motherhood

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

he said you are my rib & I believed him flesh knit to bone so tightly we were one person but when she showed up, tiny spark & flutter on the ultrasound the choice was easy for me: if I … Continue reading →

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cento cannibal

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

The napowrimo.net challenge for today is to write a poem completely composed of lines from other poetry; or joyous, shameless theft, so here goes :).  I chose a cannibal theme, as that is what this poem is–pure cannibalism.   The taste … Continue reading →

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subliminal pop

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

I wake up humming a song from 1984 I sing later in the shower flashback to Lauper’s orange hair & brilliant eyeshadow rasping my ears like a happy raucous parrot girls just wanna have fun I guess I still do … Continue reading →

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Zoe, dancing

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

turning cartwheels in the church garden (mercifully on the grass) dark chocolate eyes blaze joy yes, she is the breath of God resuscitating life

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Thom #1

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

it is easy to love you while you sleep, arms wide in careless abandon small smile curving your lower lip so much easier than when you wake, yesterday’s anger still framing your eyes do not forget it is our differences … Continue reading →

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occupy Monsanto?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Monsanto, maker of agent orange & roundup crafts what’s on our plates strive for 5 poisons a day, make some leafy green– kids, eat your spinach potato beetles dead striped shells clinging to leaves they dared to devour maybe some … Continue reading →

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bliss (haiku chain)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

find your bliss Campbell used to say; where to look? the bright core inside all of us ecstatic encountered unexpectedly & we leap for more, but cannot capture it bliss finds us

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