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
A little girl
shining brown skin
hands outstretched, clenching metal coins.
She wanted 'parle kiss me'
the shop-keeper busied himself.
She stood there in silence
metal coins clattering in her fist,
her chestnut almond eyes met mine,
small face wandering with tight lips.
I held her gaze, locked in mine;
smiled and waved her a 'hii'.
Her innocent eyes flickered
and returned me a wave.
I must say she looked more beautiful
with that contrast of white teeth
on her bronze face.
Both of us gleamed when I said,
"Happy Diwali"
That cute lil stranger wished
me back in full delight
and that's how this story ends
with that girl unwrapping her sweet
bouncing away from the shop
and I sat back thinking
somebody smiled because of me,
how better this festive day can be?