Poetry

Winter Reds

The sun sits squarely in the south
shining on the lanky stems
of geranium on the bathroom windowsill.

The round scalloped leaves
stretch toward the warm glass
keeping their backsides to me.

I tell myself I turn the plants around
in the service of beauty
and so they don’t lean too far to one side.

What I really wish for
is how they flower even [...]

A String of Lights

An evening of poetry and song by Susan and friends.
December 6, 2008 at Elmo’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Poems by Susan:
“Longing”
“Evaporation”
“Hiking up White Horse Hill”
“The Petal Sweeper”
“One”
“Two”
“A Walk on Christmas Day”
“String of Lights”
Works by friends:
“Enchiladas” From Recluse at Booknook by Brenda Meisels
“Ode to Matchmaking at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea - Au Lait! Au Lait!” by [...]

On the eve of perfection

tremble with anticipation
            a lover’s first kiss
tense
            at grandson’s stumble
smirk
            at a bad joke
breathe heavily, heart racing
            before the test
sob in pain
cry with joy.
           
The new day comes
tremble
tense
smirk
heart pounding
weep.
 
Now know
all is perfect.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Susan Scott Morales
8/10/08