Poetry | Wednesday, December 29,2010

gratitude poem, without number

we tried to keep track: this caring personcalled at the house this one sent flowers this one brought food this one wrote, e-mailed, phoned, this one prayed or chanted or arranged a meditation which li

Remembering | Wednesday, December 29,2010

‘The world hurts from her gifts being gone.’

DAMARIS LEE JACKSON Jan. 15,1954 - Sept. 19, 2010

By Jacqueline Jackson

For six years I’ve written poems for this publication. Many have included my daughter, Damaris Lee Jackson, born Jan. 15, 1954, in Oxford, England. She lived with me these past two years, while

Poetry | Thursday, December 9,2010

lovepoem #

By Jacqueline Jackson

my brother-in-law listened toa life-weary friend of many years.“Have you learned to love yourself?”my brother-in-law asked.“I try,” said the friend, “but Idon’t suc

Poetry | Wednesday, November 24,2010

musing poem #3

By Jacqueline Jackson

deep dusk I gaze down from thelittle cessna at the california roadsnow strings of bright moving beadsthe little towns puddles of lightthe big ones their mall areas awash spaced streetlamps tiny points

Poetry | Thursday, November 18,2010

namespoem #2

By Jacqueline Jackson

I tell our grieving guest, I like that youcall us all “dear heart” that’s what mymother called me talie says. I say my momcalled us “lambkin” or “lambie,” and

Poetry | Thursday, November 11,2010

autumnpoem #2

By Jacqueline Jackson

whenthe leavesblow offthe treesthenyou can seeabandoned nestsstill heldinthe branches

Poetry | Thursday, November 4,2010

Froggie Limericks

written by the biker in response to the recent Froggie ballad published here.

By Jacqueline Jackson

There once was a fellow named Mitch,whose traveling story was rich!While riding in a foghe picked up a frogAnd now they can’t tell which is which! There once was a critter named Frogwho wa

Poetry | Thursday, October 7,2010

Xavier, just 6, poem #4

By Jacqueline Jackson

We’ve had several poemsby Xavier in this column.He lost his grandma,Carol Manley, familiar toIT readers, a year ago.He loved Demi and wrotea book for us, a line andpicture on each page.“Fo

Poetry | Thursday, September 30,2010

northfifthstreet poem # 14

By Jacqueline Jackson

ok folks laugh but this houseIS on the enos park house touroctober 2 noon to 5 will weclean it well sorta at least sweepthe kitchen floor tidy it wellsorta but there’ll be a sign enterat your ow

Poetry | Thursday, September 23,2010

In Memoriam: Damaris Jackson

Jan. 15, 1954—Sept. 19, 2010

By Jacqueline Jackson

in england after my first child was bornI wrote my parents about the baby blueshow I felt totally skinless as thoughevery nerve was outside exposedpaining stinging maybe it was explainedhormonally eve