I am very pleased to announce the recent release of my new book, Poems for a Rainy Day. I have been writing poetry my whole life. In Poems for a Rainy Day, I share my unique perspective on the important relationships in our lives: spouses, parents, and siblings. I also probes the themes of faith, love, hope, beauty and resolution. Memories and love of food and fun color my work. Balanced between light and heavy, my poetry explores with simplicity, humor, and kindness. The book is currently available for purchase at Amazon.com.
Here’s a sample:
When We First Met
When we first met
You were sitting in the Starbucks
Drinking your coffee
I walked up and you smiled
I smiled back
I had decided that if I didn’t like you
It would just be coffee
If I did, we’d go to dinner
I asked you if you wanted to get dinner
You said yes
We walked two blocks to Arugula
An Italian restaurant in my neighborhood
As we walked it felt like we were covered in magic pixie dust
We sparkled
And other people saw it too
They looked at us
And saw the mark of love
At the restaurant I had veal
You dropped your fork
And told me about your college days
After dinner you walked me back to my building
Again we got lots of looks and stares
They could feel it too
We sat in the lobby of my building
On the couch
I put my hand on your arm
Looked you in the eye
And said, “I like you”
A year and a half later
We were married
I will not forget walking into Starbucks and seeing you
I had on a striped wool sweater
It was St. Patrick’s Day
I saw your face and deep in my heart
I knew
Lovely poem, especially the last couple of lines, how nice when that happens. A big congrats on the book. I will check it out at Amazon. Is it available in Kindle? My first choice for books now. 🙂
Can you email me, I have an idea to run by you and can’t see a contact page here. thank you. the email linked to my comment is fine. 🙂
Happy Weekend, G
Glad you liked it. I am hastily about the book as well. It is available on Kindle. I am going to add a contact page. But I will email you soon.