Laura Lynn : Writing

Mockingbird Reprise

Mockingbird Reprise

A Poem by Laura Lynn


Pretty, gray mocking jay, your acceptance was all Darwin needed. Your closest living relative, not polyglot but cunning thrasher, a controversy for..
Axe

Axe

A Poem by Laura Lynn


Am I trying to say something new with an axe? Can you blame us, when some say that’s what cowgirls or cowboys need, just call us cowh..
Secondary Fundraisers

Secondary Fundraisers

A Poem by Laura Lynn


“If your old don’t try to change yourself, change your environment.” ~B.F. Skinner Let’s throw a party to sup..
Accessories

Accessories

A Poem by Laura Lynn


“In governing others you must do what you can do, not all you would do.” ~Italian Proverb Always red, that vibrant, t..
Accentuate

Accentuate

A Poem by Laura Lynn


“Begin to weave and God will give the thread.” ~German Proverb All it needs is a beginning, a middle, and an arbor. The plan..
Before the New Year

Before the New Year

A Poem by Laura Lynn


Goodbye, good-buying angels, who see the last light of Christmas fade with worn year’s end, crying as the ball drops, accomplish a sense..
After Christmas

After Christmas

A Poem by Laura Lynn


Tonight, the twinkling decorations adorn the tree like an old hat worn in an old car, but a Hollywood convertible after its cause. For sunsets, and..
This year, Rain for Christmas and the reindeer

This year, Rain for Christmas and the reindeer

A Poem by Laura Lynn


A little reindeer is kidnapped. Christmas will be full of rain. Christmas will be fat, happy, all about wrapping presents, tying up packages with ..
Crazy Cinquains,

Crazy Cinquains,

A Poem by Laura Lynn


Arenas, for combat, contrast with cozy fireplaces; coy as fish, doll as dish, arguments fizzle, succulents live in the dry desert. Cowering in ..
Rosario + Vampire

Rosario + Vampire

A Poem by Laura Lynn


---------------------------------------------------- Marriages and babies: congratulatory phrases, fail me not. What will compel us to excel? Wh..