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Lolly Shop
Watching my American colleagues
Discover Aussie treats
Assorted biscuits and iced vovos
And Allen’s mixed lollies
Musk sticks and burger rings and twisties and cheezels
And placing the flavors into their own childhoods --
Iced vovos are mini poptarts!
Mint Slice are Girl Scout cookies!
I love them!
Made my heart feel full
Discover Aussie treats
Assorted biscuits and iced vovos
And Allen’s mixed lollies
Musk sticks and burger rings and twisties and cheezels
And placing the flavors into their own childhoods --
Iced vovos are mini poptarts!
Mint Slice are Girl Scout cookies!
I love them!
Made my heart feel full
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Into the archives
Digging through the archives
Holding bits of paper that were new
Over 7 decades ago
But are now delicate and liable to rip if held incorrectly
The typed and hand-written
Words upon the paper
Hold extraordinary stories
Piecing it all together
And discovering
The treasures within
Holding bits of paper that were new
Over 7 decades ago
But are now delicate and liable to rip if held incorrectly
The typed and hand-written
Words upon the paper
Hold extraordinary stories
Piecing it all together
And discovering
The treasures within
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Puppy Love
Getting to see my little baby boy
And the way he wags his tail
And so desperately wants to jumps up
And then remembers his training
And just gets all the more excited
The way he nudges and chomps
And grabs his favorite toy
And heads for the door
And runs around the yard like a lunatic
MUMMY’S HOME!
And then the way he floops into my lap
And does his contented huff
It breaks my heart into a thousand pieces every time
And I miss him
And I love him
My sweet little ridiculous floof
And the way he wags his tail
And so desperately wants to jumps up
And then remembers his training
And just gets all the more excited
The way he nudges and chomps
And grabs his favorite toy
And heads for the door
And runs around the yard like a lunatic
MUMMY’S HOME!
And then the way he floops into my lap
And does his contented huff
It breaks my heart into a thousand pieces every time
And I miss him
And I love him
My sweet little ridiculous floof
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Quiet
It was a relief to come home
And do the dishes
And water the plants
And cook some dinner
And sit in the quiet
And do the dishes
And water the plants
And cook some dinner
And sit in the quiet
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Between the Lines
A new musical about escaping into fairytales
And telling stories
And writing new chapters
With a female protagonist who is figuring herself out
And a non-binary bestie
And lesbian mermaids
And an uncertain prince
And painted butterflies that fly off the canvas
And lovely music and gorgeous singing
I cried so much that it hurt.
And telling stories
And writing new chapters
With a female protagonist who is figuring herself out
And a non-binary bestie
And lesbian mermaids
And an uncertain prince
And painted butterflies that fly off the canvas
And lovely music and gorgeous singing
I cried so much that it hurt.
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Old Friend
I’ve sung your songs for years
Read the stories in your words
Been moved to tears
Processed grief
And today I got to meet you
And tell you how much your music has meant
And you smiled and were so lovely
And it made my heart feel warm
Read the stories in your words
Been moved to tears
Processed grief
And today I got to meet you
And tell you how much your music has meant
And you smiled and were so lovely
And it made my heart feel warm
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Reading
What a joy
What a luxury
Escape
Mind opening
Extraordinary phenomenon
This shaping of scratches and symbols
Into recognizable forms called
Letters
Which arranged in a dizzying array of combinations form
Words
Which arranged in a dizzying array of combinations form
Sentences
Express ideas
Convey meaning
Tell stories across time and space and minds.
What a luxury
Escape
Mind opening
Extraordinary phenomenon
This shaping of scratches and symbols
Into recognizable forms called
Letters
Which arranged in a dizzying array of combinations form
Words
Which arranged in a dizzying array of combinations form
Sentences
Express ideas
Convey meaning
Tell stories across time and space and minds.
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KATRA Latinx Film Festival
The thrill of being able to support my friends
The joy of having friends who are creative
And out there doing the thing
And making work
And telling stories
In such moving and lovely ways
The joy of having friends who are creative
And out there doing the thing
And making work
And telling stories
In such moving and lovely ways
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Oklahoma!
The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II
Within the epic tome of epistles
A letter detailing a live filming of
Oklahoma!
In 1951! In war torn Berlin!
The thrill of research.
Within the epic tome of epistles
A letter detailing a live filming of
Oklahoma!
In 1951! In war torn Berlin!
The thrill of research.
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Home Base
The utter luxury of a whole day at home
And being accountable to no one except for myself
I’ve finally finished unpacking
And started a little hydroponic garden
And cooked up some noodles and dumplings
For comfort.
And being accountable to no one except for myself
I’ve finally finished unpacking
And started a little hydroponic garden
And cooked up some noodles and dumplings
For comfort.