Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.
This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.
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Your friend in poetry, Susan
FEATURED POEM
LOVE IN THE TIMES OF CORONA!!!
It’s been a long time,
We haven’t been able to meet.
I miss those long hugs, kisses,
And those: “Text me when you reach!”.
Though those long video calls showed me your face,
The Aura around you is what I need!
I can’t believe this one-week quarantine torture turned into forever,
In every morning prayer, I wish you were here.
I miss playing with your hair,
That smile of yours and your care.
Though the roots of our relationship are longer than the distance between us,
You’re so far away from me, and that’s really unfair!
I want to watch you put your 24K smile,
Holding you in my arms,
I want to kiss those Glossy Lips,
And feel that charm.
I want to make you Maggie,
Just the way you’d want.
It feels long ago, life was so fruitious,
And this Pandemic made it an unsettling Storm.
I wish I would have hugged you tighter,
The last time I saw you.
Anything I’d face,
I know I had YOU!
I hate my destiny for the way you LEFT……
For now, I only can hug you in my Dreams,
Cause the departure of your soul has left me Bereft.
It’s been a long time,
We haven’t been able to meet,
After you’ve passed away,
I have never felt Complete.
Loving in the times of Corona,
I’ve lost my love!
I hate my Destiny
I hope you’re safe up above!
I MISS YOU TERRIBLY! :/