#9

one

reason

(of

many)

why

we 

have

dogs

in

our

family:

after

a

week

in

the

hospital

the

happiness

of

reunion

is

a

swarm

of

fur

and

skin,

arms

and

legs,

joy-ing

its

way

to

exhausted

ahhhhh...

Carol Barrow

March, 2018

P.S. I wasn't the person who was hospitalized. It was my dear hubby, who is doing well now.

#8

fever
losing consciousness
oh, my shoulder hurts
blood work
infection
antibiotics
oh, my shoulder hurts
scans
look here
look there
oh, my shoulder hurts
not here
not there
more scans
not there
either
oh, my shoulder hurts
hmmmm
look at shoulder
oh! there!
who would have thought
it was the shoulder?

this
makes
me
think...

maybe,
but
i'm
not
sure
of
this
yet,
the
meaning
of
life
is
right
in
front
of
us
to
notice
if
we
just
listen



Carol Barrow
March, 2018

#7

we
stay busy
moving
through air
like migrating
geese

despite
all our
intentions
we don't
know
where we
are going

but
oh
!
the view
!

#6

the sky

the sky

infinitely blue

i fall

i fall

i fall into you

Carol Barrow
February, 2018

#5

This taste of soup,

the sun’s warmth poured

through a window,

your face before me,

last night’s sleep,

a drink of water from 

summer’s snowmelt,

gravity holding us in its arms,

memories - both sweet and painful -

air given freely

to every living thing.

I could go on and on.

Life’s generosity is a friendship

we are never without.

Carol Barrow

February, 2018

#4

snow is pouring down

outside my window and

when I take out the trash

the air hurts my skin.

i imagine homeless people

stuffed down deep

in their sleeping bags,

tucked under bridges.

if my warm bed and

my shower’s hot water

can’t give me more patience,

especially for those

who sleep in pouring snow,

then what good are they?




Carol Barrow
February, 2018