Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver

Enjoy these wacky poems by the Rengay Ladies! We had a blast composing them. The Google Gremlins are still giggling!

The poems follow these links.

“Joy Comes in the Morning” by Barbara Leonhard, Melissa Lemay, and Nolcha Fox

“You’re the Cream in My Cadaver” by Barbara Leonhard, Melissa Lemay, and Nolcha Fox

“Boogers” by Barbara Leonhard, Melissa Lemay, and Nolcha Fox

Joy Comes in the Morning

My car wouldn’t start.
I pushed it off a cliff and watched
the luminous sunrise.

Sunrise paid two bird tweets for my junker car
and donated it to Butterflies Anonymous. 

The brilliant sunshine smashed my coffee maker,
spilling my joy into puddles. A voice spoke, “Too much 
caffeine will give your tummy butterflies!”

I knew the voice wasn’t God—
God knows there’s no such thing as too much caffeine.

But Death, Death won’t let me
drink the whole pot.
He says he wants some, too.

I offer him a cup of brew, extra leaded.
He says it tastes like Heaven.


*****

You’re the Cream in My Cadaver

Sweet love poems make me
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag
and give me cavities.

I dedicate my root canals to you, 
Oh, Sweet Love! And my dental caps!

Tired of romance
I read gritty crime novels
about killing dentists.

I can kill my dentist 
by not paying the bill.

Why support a guy who wants to 
drill baby drill? He goes after me 
like a gold digger.

I strangle him with mint floss,
and gargle salt water memories.


*****


Boogers

winter white
the wall painted
with boogers

bored toddler
paints the walls
with poop

tired Mommy 
scrubs the walls 
forgets to cook

daughter asks
“can I microwave
bagels?”

instead, she paints
her hair fire-engine red 
with Mommy’s lipstick 

Mommy draws a bath 
daughter scribbles the walls 
with red balloons 🎈🎈🎈

frustration
turns to sadness
winter blues

daughter fingerpaints
the walls blue
adds a bright yellow sun 

walls are palettes 
a child’s journal 
a mother’s memories