I went out to greet the morning…

…and found that she had laid for me, a dew-studded carpet…

…She wore the sweet fragrance of lavender and orange-blossoms…

…intoxicating my senses as I meandered down a forgotten path.

I passed by a well-tended garden, fresh produce at the ready…

…and paused inside an enchanted glen to sit upon a mossy rock…
and [...]

While I was driving home from work, I noticed something quite feathery on my windshield; I thought maybe a butterfly had gotten stuck on my wipers.  When I got home, I found this little bebe quivering all in a fright:

Seriously, I got all teary.  I mean nasty bugs on the windshield is one thing, but [...]

Italian herb-encrusted focaccia roll; vine ripe tomato; fresh mozzarella; own-yard basil
I’m certain little else needs to be said.
I think I could quite contentedly eat this every day of the summer

I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine, she is a wonderfully talented artist–both on and off the canvas!  I first encountered Kristy as an incredibly gifted and inspiring spoken word artist at one of the Open Mics I attend in East Los Angeles.  Since our first meeting, I’ve come to know and [...]

she found her dance once more!
and there
she found
a piece of her soul was healed
a piece of her self returned
her dance was there—it was always there—
in her heart,
but
she had lost it for a time
for a time there in the dark
she had trouble finding it
behind the pain
underneath the broken
in the midst of that dark night
but it was [...]

I have decided to start a project called Poetic Polaroids.  Much like those classic photos, these poems are instant snap- shots of moments in time.  Raw.  Unposed.  Entirely candid.  Unedited.

I want to bleed for you
Tear my clothes and grieve for you
Pull my hair and scream for you
I am the listener of your nightmares
I am the [...]

One of my goals for this year is to become proficient in using/riding the train and bus system where I live.  I think the bulk of my trepidation regarding this venture comes from a rather miserable mishap I had years ago in college.
One of my dear friends and I worked for an afterschool daycare program [...]

I cannot quite convey how *thrilled* I am to announce the birth of a new blog: In the Words of Womyn.  You can read all about the vision of this new blog and what inspired me to start it here.  This blog serves as a kind of virtual open mic for womyn to give sound [...]

Did you ever have a penpal?  I remember having several at various points throughout my elementary school career.  We were paired up with kids from around the world and we exchanged letters.
Boy was it exciting to get those tell-tale red and blue boardered international mail envelopes with such exotic stamps.  There was such thrill and [...]

…in 2010.
2010 always seems like one of those fake movie years, like some random future date at which we will never arrive.  Welp, here we are.
I could go on with some story about why I abandoned my dear Front Porch visitors, but I’ll save you the tales and I’ll hope that you forgive my absence [...]