Today a woman went mad in the supermarket. All too much for her, you might say. No one with a mask, then the jeers and the insults. It proved too much for her sensible logic. They say it was due to this pandemic. But she railed against the idiotic Who kept us on this carousel, … Continue reading Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket – Annette Kalandros
As I begin my morning hike, I see the rite of sacrifice has been paid. On the sidewalk before the trail, The butterfly lay dead. The design of a new year begins, Wishes dance upon my lips-- Like fools before the Queen of Winter-- And freeze before ever spoken. I shall sign my … Continue reading The Sacrifice – Annette Kalandros
She carried the weight of being told Young girls didn’t ride the school bus into Charleston. The wages of sin rode in the school bus When left unsupervised that long with boys And their untamed hands pushed and held Girls under the Devil’s sway. Seventh grade was good enough For a girl of the mountains … Continue reading All That She Carried – Annette Kalandros
At the kitchen table, My mother and I sat. Nothing new to discuss Silence covered us. Sometimes we glanced at each other. Mostly, we stared ahead Or at the plants We always struggled to keep alive. My mother lit another long cigarette, Inhaled the smoke, Blew it out in curls, Spectral tendrils swirling Bout her … Continue reading Misty Remains – Annette Kalandros
The tinge of sadness in your words Told me you had stolen these words From another to whom you had Given them then turned and gifted them To me, and I—I pretended you had Freshly written such lovely words for me, Letting the ink of your stolen words Blanket me, comfort me with something I needed … Continue reading Stolen Words – Annette Kalandros
I have heard praises of all this autumnbling Yes, it is a feast of color, true. Yet, it seems this forest floor Littered with the wings Of carrion crows Feasting upon the death Of summer and spring, Of all things gold and green. I have always detested autumn And everything it brings. Longer nights, cold … Continue reading Autumnblings – Annette Kalandros
Brave & Reckless 