Category Archives: Poems

Shaded

Posted on November 5, 2019 by saffronsound

She wore a soft hat That flopped slightly And shaded Her right eye Sometimes she tripped On roots or curbs From the shadows That hat threw But still she tromped Down alleyways or Through bramble fields Always in the hat … Continue reading →

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Baseball

Posted on July 5, 2017 by saffronsound

She died last Tuesday, while Watching a Blue Jays game In that big, comfy armchair That made her feel like a queen No one noticed  Because the bases were loaded

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Blackbird

Posted on November 21, 2016 by saffronsound

One day the ceiling of heaven Exploded Empyrean everywhere Feathers spackled the air And dead poets Somersaulted down Birds and words Fell over themselves Tumbled and jumbled Twinned and conflated Until even a discerning eye Couldn’t dissect one From the … Continue reading →

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nothing to see here

Posted on November 4, 2016 by saffronsound

all the broken people and what can we do I’ll pick a thread on my blouse and you’ll sing out loud look at the broken people we should have a drink who won the game tonight and does my makeup … Continue reading →

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Underslung

Posted on October 31, 2016 by saffronsound

  children scrabble in the dust of Aleppo seek shelter in the shadows as if that could save them from another shelling their future underslung dangling from the belly of God by a loose thread and thinner hope than that

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The Little Things

Posted on October 5, 2016 by saffronsound

          it isn’t dying i mind it’s just that i imagine when i do i’ll never again need to search for the words to describe just how that surface of cracked prairie mud baked hard in … Continue reading →

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swagger

Posted on October 2, 2016 by saffronsound

not one plant nor a single bird not even a spider cares about your swagger trees don’t bow reeds won’t bend roses don’t blush so never mind your swagger

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Zaha

Posted on April 2, 2016 by saffronsound

she blew in on a hurricane a designing whirling dervish she carved curves in concrete bent buildings with her will tore men from podiums broke steadfast barriers and rules she threw our cities into space and dragged us headlong into … Continue reading →

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swapping six

Posted on November 3, 2015 by saffronsound

you can have your six parties you can have your six business lunches you can have your six makeup lessons you can have your six tech fests and when you’re done you’ll find me outside on the grass tending to … Continue reading →

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These Autumn Days

Posted on October 25, 2015 by saffronsound

This year, fall roared in and set the blueberry ablaze. It reminded me of a poem I originally posted a few autumns back, so here’s a re-post of it. These autumn days have lost their social graces. One minute, flamboyant, … Continue reading →

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