tunedinwisdom

Duet

By Laura McCollough

You could play me

I would let you

gentle minstrel

strum my soul

I would play you

if you'd let me

not so gently

rock and roll

Love is music

timed in heartbeat

move to rhythms

ages old

Lines and verses

come together

into one 

two spirits mold

You can sing me
I will hear you
your lips are
where I belong
I will sing you
if you listen
your name is
my favorite song

gratefulwisdom

Thanks

By Laura McCollough Moss

Let's reflect

on blessings

strong, hot coffee

 dogs

UPS

 shoes

family

GPS

friendship

 bread

music

iEverything

conversation

laughter

hugs

someone waiting

something to wish for

children who go to war

PEACE

democracy

freedom

haircolor

chapstick

chocolate



Thanksforthememorieswisdom

In Closing

By Laura McCollough Moss

She watches me leave

one more retreating figure

 mother

 daughter

 friend

Step into her altered reality

dinner time

Will we have pork chops?

he'll be home soon

My slacks wet

so cold

tired

She smiles kindly

pretty teeth

 bathroom

a sweater

Something smells good

 haven't brought my pocketbook

music playing

Sinatra

Is he in town?

hope that

blue dress is clean



branchedoutwisdom

Deciduous

By Laura McCollough Moss

Hey tree

I like the way you look

rubber stamped black

against a celophane sky

fine black limbs

big leafy branches below

tiny ones reaching heavenward

You are there

all day

while I am working

swaying in the sun

sheltering birds

looking beautiful

I just want to

lie here

smell the warm

fruity

dryer vent

clean clothes tomorrow

All is perfect



fullsupportwisdom

Keeping Abreast

By Laura McCollough Moss

Eleven

first stretch bra

creeps up to your armpit when you

raise your hand

Fourteen

self-conscious

what's everybody looking at?

Eighteen

feeling cocky

go ahead and look,

everybody

Twenty-five

nursing babies

form meets function

Forty

first bra over forty dollars

need the lift

the girls are heading south

Fifty

cancer

fuck

all these years attached to

womanhood

who will you be without them?

strong

healthy

beautiful

alive

you're the woman, Baby

they're just boobs

bridgewisdom

How About It

By Laura McCollough Moss

I don't know

it's risky

change is

unsettling

but stagnation is

devastating

On the one hand

comfort

competence

loyalty

On the other

adrenaline

beginnings

growth

possibility

Don't you do it-

hang back

fold your petals with the setting sun!

 open wide

in your best colors

and shine

shine

shine

womantowomanwisdom

Fully Grown

By Laura McCollough Mos

Three decades

nineteen eighty-one

I'm nineteen

he's twenty four

Your little face

beet red

in the hooded travel suit

The rest of us are sweating

not yet Labor Day

but aren't they supposed to be kept warm?

Somehow you survived our

inexperience

grew 

 THRIVED

We can't take credit

just stood by and

watched you

do your thing

proud young 

WOMAN incarnate

strong

brilliant

beautiful

Admired

and

so, very

LOVED

Dr. Kathryn Moss

don't touch that dial....

wisdom

resilience

                 relaxation (yes you!)

to come