You, my slam family, are one of the things in my life that I am most definitely thankful for ( Read more... )

Does anyone know where I might find a copy of Shannon's poem about Jimmy Hendrix/Janis Joplin? I don't even remember the name of the poem. It was one of my favorites of hers, and I wanted to be able to see if I could read it at a feature I have coming up, but I don't remember if it's doable or not. I remember there being a singing part in it ( Read more... )

So, the last few weeks have been a little tough for me. About three weeks ago, it was the 1 year anniversary of my mother's death. I thought that the anniversary was really going to just last the day, but I've found that it lasted a little bit longer than that one day. The past few weeks have been pretty hard, between that and some other things ( Read more... )

I wish I could say that last night I had a dream where I met Shannon at the hippest of clubs in the ether. I imagine that I would have trouble with the gravity and my ears popping. I wish I could say that in this dream I did a shot of ambrosia with her ( Read more... )

It is a day of celebration of you.  I wrote this poem on the day I learned you slipped away from us, and finally got the guts to revisit it today.  I miss you today as always.

BUCKLE

The tone on the telephone erases itself, feigns a happy noise.

Yours was a sudden and brief connection, a ride in a pickup with the gray strap
flapping loose across you ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to my Daughter of the Moon

Yesterday at church I thanked God for entrusting me with you
You were never mine, and yet you always will be
You were the blessing I did my best to deserve
As we broke all of the rules of parenting together
An unlikely gift for a woman unlikely to conceive
And in looking back, we were perfect for each other
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Thank you, Sheila. Today marks the day you gifted the world with someone so beautiful, she cannot possibly really be gone.

LOVE.

Hi Shannon. I understand it's your birthday today. I thought I'd take this opportunity to finally post the poem I wrote for you. It's a little bit late, but I wanted it to be just right. It's not so much about you as much as it's for you. I wrote it about how you always lived your life, and the lessons I tried to take from you ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Shannon. It is beautiful outside today.

Full moon.Blue light.Past midnight ( Read more... )