at the toy store
I worked at The Love Shop in Calgary for two years in the early 1980s, long before adult games and toys became the phenomenon they are today. Back then, in…
i am grateful
I scribbled this poem during one of my writing group sessions in spring 2016 when I was still caring for my mom who lived with Alzheimer disease. I was…
blow by blow
I’m kinda cranky with the universe these days cuz I’m not gittin what I want! I’ve tried being patient, but my patience is being tried: it’s been like this for…
please don’t
please don’t © 2019 punkie please don’t please don’t tell me how i should feel don’t look at me askance when i refuse to share your views…
cheated
Ever have one of those days, weeks, months, years or even lifetimes? Feel like fate is against you? Want to kick its ass? Me too. This poem is about that….
have you been struck?
I LOVE this little film about LOVE at first sight. I hope you do too. Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone who loves and is loved. (P.S. Watch until the very…
the awning
The first time it was clear to me that I was not part of my own family was the summer of 2005, six months after Bobby and I had…
funeral pyre
funeral pyre © 2019 punkie funeral pyre maybe it wasn’t a bad thing to have burned your book that day. It might have been a good thing,…
this poem just died
this poem just died © 2019 punkie this poem just died © 2019 Susan Macaulay . I invite you to share my poetry and posts widely, but please do…