The Sandcastle

One must have the mind of a sandcastle

by a blue sea on the rough sand.

A child is playing on the sand.

You might find something strange

in the sand. Incredible.

The thing could be a shark.

Most of all, sharks

need water to breathe.

It’s funny to be a castle

in the sand because

the water rushes at you

and pulls you back to sea.

In Allison’s Head

There is a dream of playing
tag on the
playground
And a horse bunny
that hops and gallops
in underpants.
There is a morning
of playing Barbies
with her sister.
There is a mysterious machine.
and a plan to be happy.

My Goddess

My name is Destiny.
I’m in charge of lava.
I shout it when I’m
mad. I’m queen of
lava mountains. I have
lava. Everything I own
is made of lava.
Lava comes out from my
fingers. My hair is red,
and all I wear is lava.
Pink. Someone touches me,
they will turn into stone
and burn.

Flower Painting

Just outside the frame a
lady is putting makeup on,
a man is fixing his tie, a
car is waiting outside.
The flowers wait and wait
and wait to be watered. They
worry that the lady and the
man won’t come back till midnight.
The clock strikes midnight,
they hear the door rattling,
the couple steps in. They
don’t notice the flowers.
Days pass then weeks
and the flowers have
not been watered since
Friday May 2nd, the flowers are sad.
Sunday May 26th the petals
from the flowers start to fall.
The flowers feel sick, some of
them are sad, some friends died.
Monday June 1st the flowers
are brown. The lady comes in,
she sees the flowers, in go
the flowers into the stinky
smelly trash can.
It was the end
of the flowers. They
no longer sit in the red
vase on the living room table.

Spring

The buds
of pansies
blossom
in the
muddy field
on a spring
mountain, as a butterfly
arcs
over a
blossoming rainbow
The spring breeze
picks up
dark clouds roll
in
A fawn
runs
for cover
A thin
mist begins to
rise
Water beats down on the
forest.

My Magic Box

I would put into the box
friendship bracelets, red roses,
a bit of my friend’s hair.
I would also put my favorite
pictures, and sand from
the beach in Mexico.
I would put all that in a shiny
gold box with shooting stars
on it. I would also put my doll
that I got for my birthday.
I would put in a dolphin
and my baby brother, too.