Hello, Again + Two Poems For (or From) the Third Trimester

Well. What to say? It's been months and months since I last posted anything -- though it has not, in my (albeit weak) defense, been that long since I last *wrote* anything. I've just been too tired or too brain-fogged -- i.e., feeling too pregnant -- to really think about sharing that writing. What if there are typos? What if it's totally incoherent? What if I embarrass myself??!

My wall calendar and belly dimensions, however, tell me that the baby's birthday is drawing closer at an alarming rate. So, in the interest of putting something out there during this pregnancy, I'm offering up a couple of poems. Share some encouragement, friends, and maybe instead of nesting, I'll direct a burst of end-of-pregnancy energy into happily tapping away at my laptop... and actually hitting "Publish" every now and then.

Thanks for reading. Be in touch. We'll meet here again soon, I hope.

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These poems are riffs on a favorite of mine, "This Is Just To Say" by William Carlos Williams. You can read the original here. 

This Is Just To Say, Riff 1

I have eaten

the tomatoes

that were in

the colander

and which

we were probably

saving

for potluck

Forgive me

they were there

and I

was there, too

This Is Just To Say, Riff 2

I have eaten

everything

that was in

the house

and which 

you were probably

saving

for breakfast lunch and dinner

You'll forgive me

because I am delicious

so ripe

and so full