Category Archives: Poetry

Washing Blackberries at the Sink

WASHING BLACKBERRIES AT THE SINK You wanted to wash the blackberries yourself, you said. I lifted you up to sit on the sink and made the water run. One by one you plucked them from my hand to wash them, then eat them, your other hand your other hand holding your balance by pushing againstContinue reading “Washing Blackberries at the Sink”

Little Trains Tug On

LITTLE TRAINS TUG ON I daydreamed on the train today That my child was grown and saw me Surrounded by all these plays I’ve made Like an old lady surrounded by miniature trains On handmade tracks pulling through miniature towns To painted stations. She points things out, the old lady, All the careful details ofContinue reading “Little Trains Tug On”