last day at work
I leave the…
Author: Joanne Morcom
Joanne Morcom is a writer, social worker and certified laughter yoga leader in Calgary, Alberta. She is the author of two poetry collections, A Nameless Place,available from Sam's Dot Publishing, and About the Blue Moon, available from magpie productions / Inkling Press. Visit her at www.joannemorcom.com
ghost town
the red rose bush…
thrift store
in a coat pocket…
traffic jam
watching the…
storm clouds
the marching…
prairie sky
just big enough…
game over
small birds gather…
age spots
I no longer talk…
pandemic
the welcome mat…
overcast sky
the census …
home run
the baseball leaves…
thrift store
the mannequin…
red eye flight
a round of …
birthday cake
a slice for…
tea cools
the conversation…
from pampas grass
a dragonfly…
cloudy day
I wave at the neighbors…
garden Buddha
knee deep …
sunset
in the Painted Desert…
moving across
the sagebrush…
Joshua Tree
points toward…
park bench
the stranger …
a chalk outline
on the sidewalk…
baked bodies
on Copacabana…
city park
Neruda’s…
a black bird
on the white …
yard sale
the Venus de Milo…
surrounding
the quiet bungalow…
hospice lounge
the newspaper…
where are they now?
my mother…
well dressed mannequins…
autumn afternoon
all around…
autumn dusk
a cigarette …
anniversary
of her suicide…
downpour
the barber shaves…
ghost town
outside the saloon…
a white owl settles
on the…
winter night
I keep the telemarketer…