She No Longer Is… a poem
carriejonesbooks SHE NO LONGER ISa poemby Carrie JonesMy mother has been deadAnd I do not count the yearsBecause I count no years for anything.She no longer is, I tell people,And those…
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Sometime When I Read a Poem
Sometimes when I read a poem, Right after, I have to find another and plunge Down between its lines, a better kind of baptism, Just to get clean. I run…
I Saw a Poet’s Face Today
The Poet's Faceby Carrie JonesI saw the poet’s face for the first time Today. It wasn’t what I expected, More Springsteen than Jesus. His head tilted To the side like…
What we are, what we might be, a poem
Here’s a poem.