January 17, 2026Published by Martha Ellen at January 17, 2026Categories PoetryMy Sister Has CancerI’m going to see my sis today. She loves when I tell her stories. [Laugh.] So I’m wearing my fossil bracelet with a chambered nautilus [66 million years old]; Amber [I’ll make up a date]; A shark tooth — not a fossil.
October 9, 2024Published by Sue Cook at October 9, 2024Categories PoetryLet Me Go And Win This FightThey told me to leave I had out-stayed the time allotted to me Her eyes pled with mine as I left Get this thing off of me so I can win
May 29, 2024Published by Sue Cook at May 29, 2024Categories PoetryThe LeavingThe beast came and claimed your soul before I could speak words of healing to the winds Releasing you back to our care