Lori Cole

I awake, brew and pour coffee. Corn bread is baking; a tequila sunrise calls. Good music; words for a poem dance in my head. Plans with good friends, dinner, a movie. A warm home while others do without. Yesterday there was ice on the ground. A man in rags, babbling to himself walked past my […]

(For Suzanne) I drove by your home today Your flag out front appeared amiss “Erika, the Red” still in the driveway Was the flag a sign of some distress? Perhaps for the country you swore to defend In 2016 the returns came in You spoke with pride as a veteran Celebrations aside, the world turned […]

I open the curtains to a pale pink sky pull on my coat slip into shoes carefully descend the few steps out my door I capture the rising sun casting shadows on the clouds and shiver as ice covers cars and rooftops inside I am grateful for the warmth say a small prayer turn back […]