Clear
Green
Private
Silent
One
Gently she emerges
From
Thin
Thin
Air
To drink quiet life
Birds, crickets, squirrels, deer gather
A meeting of life
Holding hands together
They drink it up!
Clear
Green
Private
Silent
One
Sonia Chintha is an Indian American writer who lives in the Washington DC area. She blogs, writes poetry, and fiction. She is also an English teacher who believes that our experiences teach us more than any test. She is the founder and co-editor of Good Little Girls.
All the “should haves” pile up: one on top of the other and blind my vision. I stare at the cards I’ve been dealt, my
Wispy strands of air whip my body, a gentle massage only a winter’s morn can provide; I tilt my chin up into the brilliant blue