NO -ly, a featured poem!

Incredibly honored to have my poem, NO -ly, as the featured poem, in the wonderful poetry magazine, Better Than Starbucks!

NO -ly

before touching the door
a kiss to my cheek
be safe leaping out my throat
drive safe
no -ly

off they go alone
maybe with friends it will be dark later

obvious-ly, mom

be safe
at the stadium, at school, at the mall, at the fair, on the street,
alone, with your friends, in the city, in the suburbs, in the building,
at the theater, on the road, at the beach, at his house, at her house,
at the airport, on the plane, on the bus, on the boat, in the Uber, in the lake, on the river . . .

be safe
drive safe
without -ly
SAFE
a magnificent bubble shielding their human flesh
a bulletproof amulet delivering them unscathed
be safe
drive safe

we know, you don’t have to tell us every time

yea, I do

7 thoughts on “NO -ly, a featured poem!”

And you should be proud, Miss! This is a GREAT poem that speaks to all and. BTS is a highly respected poetry journal. Congratulations and well-deserved (again). Keep writing, keep sending, keep sharing your wonderful words with the world!

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AM Roselli says:

November 4, 2019 at 12:52 pm

thank you, Me😊
as always, I appreciate your kind and energizing words here! keeps one climbing beyond the rejection piles!
am:)

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