childhood single bed
once contained uninterrupted
slumber, ruminations
plumped pillows, head tilted
perused teen magazines
diary entries anticipated
corporate monies, connections
success - vague visions
childhood single bed
home visit, adult conundrum
awake in the shadows
eyesight dimmed, yet
past and present clarified
life depended on
paths strolled, gumption
love - effusive dreams
Joanne Faries
originally from the Philadelphia area, lives in Texas with her husband Ray. Published in Doorknobs & Bodypaint, she also has poems in Magnapoets, and Silver Boomer anthologies. Joanne is the film critic for the Little Paper of San Saba. Look for her humorous memoir My Zoo World: If All Dogs Go to Heaven, Then I'm in Trouble on Amazon. www.joannefaries.com