thunder and lightning
holding him close
through the tantrum
Published by
Christina Nguyen
Christina Nguyen is a Minnesota writer, poet, and mom. You can find more of her poetry in A New Resonance 8 (Red Moon Press, 2013) and on Twitter (@TinaNguyen).
View all posts by Christina Nguyen
__ Christina, "holding him close" is a clear discovery of comfort that can be found and felt in any frightful dilemma; your verse… so well pictured that thought. _m
storm's frenzy
a thief of this night peace
bloomed daffodils
easy to feel these words!
__ Christina, "holding him close" is a clear discovery of comfort that can be found and felt in any frightful dilemma; your verse… so well pictured that thought. _m
storm's frenzy
a thief of this night peace
bloomed daffodils
This gets all my feels as a parent. Those tantrum years are long gone for me, but I recognized it all as I read your poem. Kudos.
Beautiful and so relatable.
alone…
a patch of ripples disappears