Hope

the knottiest path

Tomorrow the knottiest path begins
The signed one
The known one.
You have to get prepared
Sharpen your smile
So that the…

I gave you life

free verse

I gave you life
I gave you death
A motherly goddess
Inside the sweetness of the warm breast…

I make the heart square

I make the heart square, more than the circle,
for I need the sharpened imperfection
of the heart, not of the eternal…

Closed Doors, Walls, and the Window

A Poem by P.K. Winterway

We are all better

We are all better
Before leaving,
before adding
detachment and distance
between the bodies.

Coronavirus

Reflections on the Current Situation

Will it get better or worse?

How to Survive a Cancer Diagnosis

On wading through the initial shock.

Celebrating The Life of My Courageous Little Man

Last year my son Zak (middle name) was diagnosed with…

Why I Marched Again

November is coming

I marched in Washington DC on January 21, 2017