Mom's Pocket

There are boogers in my pockets
and grapes
maybe the cap of a
milk bottle
rocks and other things
i ask the baby not to eat
so he hands them to me,
as if a wonderful treat
and, they are

treats I mean
everything he gives me
i keep a jar
for rocks that he gives me
and when he's asleep
and restful time awaits

i empty my pockets
throw out the boogers and grapes
and the the rocks go into a
special jar
a jar for rocks
Johnny's treats
that he isn't allowed to eat
but I will keep

Simple Joys by Laurie Molloy

Soft hands
and giant feet -
still smaller than mine,
momentarily-
a moment
gone so quickly,
then another
disappears.
cherish each small breath-
tiny utterances of pieces
of sounds that try
to turn into words
eventually-
one...two...three
the simple starts of speaking
I teach.
he looks at me knowingly
with everything in his mind;
he holds on to whatever
I give him.

Doobles

The Dooble's do
The Dooble's don't

take long naps
wake up at 5

send kindnesses to people
yell or speak cruel words

learn new things
refuse to try

The Dooble's are good
The Dooble's are nice

The Dooble's do
help their neighbors

by being friendly
and doing favors

The Dooble's don't
stay inside

ignore their friends
and cry and hide

The Dooble's are
who we aim to be

happy, heroic,
funny, and free

The Dooble's don't
forget to aim high

The Dooble's do
question why

The Dooble's do
reach for the sky

It's great to be Dooble
so I hope you will

join our Dooble family
We have space to fill

I hope no one minds

For this poem I took a bunch of facebook status updates and created a found poem

a bad day it is not

today

is going to be rad

Pat picks
last week's
meatball soup

brushed my teeth
my hair ...
it is
too big
to prosecute

our turn
it's yummy

I'd Like

i'd like to know
your thoughts on this

i'd like to know
i'd like a kiss

i'd like a day
with nothing to miss

full of life
immersed in bliss

i'd like to know
the answer why?

the days go on
and by and by

and people stay
and others good-bye

and the sun shines
and the sky is black

i'd like to know
if time ends

if time is real
if life is real

i'd like to know
tell me please

what is right
what is wrong

who is right?
anyone...

i'd like to know
your thoughts on this
tell me please
the answer why

The Other Half

your thoughts or mine
the end of my sentence
thanks
i needed the rest

it got lost
but you were there
bringing in the line

i got lost
in my own...

i got lost
on my own

lost in the words
the ones i own

thanks

12-20-2012

In case the world ends

i’m sending out love

to my family and friends

but if the world stays

the way it is, like I think-

lets all wear red

and also pink

red for our children,

the blood they shed.

red for our hearts

the broken ones.

pink for the babies

fresh and new

pink for hope,

ribbons, kisses-

for me, for you...

In case the world ends

there’s not much to do

except to sleep

wake up anew

wake up on 

the other side

with all my loves

and nothing to hide