Stories and Book Talk

See Me Would you see me, If we had the same skin? Would you hear me, If I talked like you? Would you get me, If my ideas were yours too? Would you hold my hand, If I offered to hold yours? Would you dance with me, If I listened…

Love like Fruits & Veggies My Sweet Potato, Sugarplum, Honey and strawberry, I think of nothing but you, My delicious pumpkin, So soft, like a papaya Oh you make me, crazy like a lemon, I simply can’t forget you, My wonderful Arrow root lets meet in the garden, That place…

Mint & Spice You sat next to me, In the bus heading home, Your scent; Mint & Spice, made me wish you’d move closer. Your thigh brushed mine, firm, strong: made me wonder, about you. Are you Strong? Are you firm…in your decisions? The bus went too fast, Rocked us…

Rain on Me Fat drops, land on my face, Cold kiss, sharp kiss, Startling, refreshing I shiver; Minutes pass, I’m soaking wet. Still, the drops fall, Unrelenting. I want it to stop, Wish it would stop, But the rain turns gentle, the cold wetness comforting, that pattering; Drops dancing on…

Distance A great big wall stands, Between you and I, Every time I think I can, Scale that wall, I start out with enthusiasm, Grappling from hold to hold, Some days I reach halfway, Other days, I get to the top, Then, Doubt; that masterful enemy, Fills me and I…