Alas, alack.
Back here.
You always arrive
back here.
photo and poem by Rachel McAlpine
Coins are heavy
Coins are heavy
notes are light.
Clouds walk on stilts
for your delight.
Photo and poem by Rachel McAlpine
A mask
In a personal
ground-level
crisis
a mask may descend.
Take it off.
Then attend
to a child
or a friend.
Poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Fortunately
Fortunately
this experience gives you
the experience required
to survive
an experience
like this.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
That word (viz. sorry)
Sorry isn’t very nice.
Sorry’s better fat than thin,
out than in,
and better once than twice.
poem and photo of a coffee spill by Rachel McAlpine
Electric blanket
I know I know
I know I know
You can say
I told you so
—–
Poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Background: I left my electric blanket on all morning and a fireman relative said, Rip it off–scary things.
Longevity
If you want eternal life
don’t be a human
or a web site.
Be
a sea
anenome.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Yard by yard
Yard by yard
it’s hard.
Inch by inch,
it’s a cinch.
You’re in pursuit
of happiness.
But happiness
is running after you.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Say less
Say less.
Mean more.
Win the match.
Lose the score.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
A useful tip
When in doubt
do something
that you’ve done before.
When in pain
do something
that you’ll never do again.
poem and photo by Rachel McAlpine
Poems in the wild—Rachel McAlpine 