Lighthouse
Lighthouse Kiss me with your broken mouth Your greying beard And the unfulfilled dreams That never quite came true I’ll touch you with...
MY LIFE IN COFFEE SPOONS
Still waters may run deep, but I came to make waves
Welcome to My Life in Coffee Spoons. Here you will find a selection of my poetry that has been published along with writings about life and the world.
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Jodie
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Sitting in the Driver's Seat of a Car I Can't Drive
I hear music softly in the distance It sounds like a long forgotten Love song I can almost make it out Over the baby crying A song of...
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Jodie
- Aug 4
- 1 min
Thoughts from a Manic Pixie Dream Girl
After I was done saving you... after you decided you didn’t need me anymore... I looked in the mirror to see I was beautiful. I had...
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Jodie
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Pink
I made mud pies and climbed trees but there was always pink Barbie and Princess dresses No safety in the feminine No safety in the pink...
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Jodie
- May 16
- 1 min
Universal Prayer
Poem Reads - Every time I have asked the universe for a sign, I have prayed that she would whisper your name. Image Description -...
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Jodie
- May 11
- 4 min
An Ode to the Love Poem
"Poets don’t write love poetry anymore.” I sat in the audience at the lecture hall of my college and listened. I was taking a creative...
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Jodie
- Apr 30
- 1 min
As the Sirens Sing
As the Sirens Sing I slide out from between the warm sheets gently lifting his heavy arm off of me and tiptoe through the strange...
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Jodie
- Apr 27
- 1 min
Hands by Amy Fenster
Her hands had been beautiful. Long, slender fingers, covered by smooth supple skin. Nails always manicured, but never polished. She felt...
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Jodie
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
Why I Refuse to Start Over After My Divorce
"Now I get to look at the road ahead of me and pick any path I want.” I’m 43 years old and I’m getting divorced from a man I was with...
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Jodie
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Magick of the Moon
Some days you need science and some nights you need to dance naked beneath the full moon
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Jodie
- Dec 6, 2021
- 1 min
Meet Me in the Moonlight
Meet Me in the Moonlight Meet me in the moonlight Where the faerie circles grow Tell the moths that they are Butterflies Reflecting the...
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Jodie
- Dec 3, 2020
- 1 min
As the Sirens Sing
First Publication Rights to The Big Windows Review Photo Credit to Kevin Escate https://www.behance.net/kevinescate
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Jodie
- Oct 15, 2020
- 1 min
Infant Loss and Remembrance Day
Today is Infant Loss and Remembrance Day. I spent a number of years being the mother of babies who did not make it. I would give...
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Jodie
- Oct 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Privilege of Self Care
"People are speaking from a place of privilege who seem to have no idea that they are doing so."
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