by Danielle Koehler | Aug 2, 2021 | Poems
“In a family, pets can be nearly as important as people. Explaining the cycles of life to a child can also be demanding.“ The words, I found hard to deliver, “Topper, our pet, passed away.” The lips of my young listener quivered, And I watched his face...
by Danielle Koehler | Aug 2, 2021 | Poems
“The next two poems are sort of bookends representing a phase of family life. The first of the two recounts a day when a father realizes that time with his kids is limited and vital. The second of the two occurs when that special era of having children in the...
by Danielle Koehler | Aug 2, 2021 | Poems
With a bucket of outdoor white paint in my grip, I stand by the graying door, Thinking that, now, The hoop should come down, Since it seldom gets used anymore. But the round, dirty marks that surround the old net Make me think of past contests held here, By this door...
by Danielle Koehler | Aug 5, 2021 | Poems
Where my box stands in this country Matters not so much to me. It can be beside a mansion Or a tent down by the sea. The one thing that’s important Until my days are through, Is, wherever my mailbox is, Your mail’s delivered...
by Danielle Koehler | Aug 5, 2021 | Poems
When you reach out to take your diploma Don’t look at your mother or me The sight of us might make you worry And concern yourself some, needlessly For our pride will most likely spill over And it could look to you much like tears But the truth is, our hearts will be...
by Danielle Koehler | Aug 2, 2021 | Poems
“Parents find out, as I did, you don’t lose your children when they go off to college, the military, or their first job. You begin to lose them when they learn to drive and you usually lose them to a girlfriend or boyfriend” A weekend day would find us On the ball...
