Wan, pale, red-eyed, she’s
the poster wife of Wynette’s
song, “Stand By Your Man.”
Silda Wall Spitzer
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Saving grace
While I throw pennies
into a coin jar, Bear Stearns
gets a big bailout.
Nearing seventeen
Unaware of her
beauty, unselfconsciousness
gives each movement grace.
High school play
Geeks transformed into
leading men stop hearts, but then
revert back next day.
Duct cleaning
Heating system dust –
particles of previous
occupants’ lives, selves.
Snow in March
Hats, gloves, put away
in optimism return
for winter’s last gasp.
Lost cell phone
Left in Manhattan
cab. Friends’ numbers, pix of my
kids in strangers’ hands.
Trying Twitter
Emily Bronte * labored quietly but I * scream “Here are my words!”
Obama: Candid Date
It’s said women swoon
at his rallies, yet his wife
once called him stinky.
Daylight Savings Time – March 9
Spring ahead and lose
an hour. What I could have done
in that length of time…
a haiku a day 