Psalm for Working Women
A microwave is my savior; I shall not starve.
How It Happened
I thought I’d be at his side when he died.
Didn’t think I’d find his body,
relied on the clinician
who said his cancer will take time
to spread. But death struck my husband
with a lizard-quick tongue.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying a Home
Tomorrow morning, wake at dawn and look up at the sky
consider if it might fall, crack open and/or turn
and whether you ever want to see it again.
Synapses and Stardust
Image: “Alignment II” by John Paul Caponigro. “Synapses and Stardust” was written by Brandy Norrbom for Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, March 2024, and selected as the Editor’s Choice.
My Mother Says
My mother says I sing like a bird
on a winter’s day,
my mother, whose grace catches,
light on water,
on her changing face.