note to self: do not argue with people whose purpose is to argue
I wrote this poem, and posted it on LinkedIn. Then a man who seems to enjoy responding to my posts with passive aggressive comments designed to provoke me did so, and I…
a poetic #EPIC answer to “how are you?”
“How are you?” seems such a simple question. We hear it, or variations of it, over and over again, and we answer without much thought. “Fine thanks,” or something like…
tap dance
tap dance © 2008 punkie in the inky darkness after midnight, it’s hard to decide which sounds sweeter: the tap dance of raindrops on maple leaves, or the whispering...
the easter parade
easter parade ©2017 punkie http://amazingsusan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Easter-parade.mp3 spending easter on my keister contemplating life the ups, and downs, merry-go-rounds of which each day is rife what for I wonder...
hope, promise & defiance
linked in hope, promise & defiance hope, promise & defiance by punkie peace and love in foreign spaces link parties in forsaken places create new bridges, defy the borders...
10 things i’m grateful for today 160811
When I’m having one of those days, I find it helpful to be conscious about how lucky I am. This is one of those days, and here are ten…
hide and seek
This poem is dedicated to pattymac3636.
small joys r/hide up on the shelf
This poem was born in May 2016. I tend to write poetry in despair. This piece is different. More hopeful about the possibility of emerging from pain and reclaiming the joy…