Moon

We are driving home,

Passing New York City, …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Moon. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at https://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/moon/

Fall

Iraq, I tell my husband,

As we stand in our kitchen …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Fall. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at https://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/fall/

Circuit

The power goes off again

In this condo I am living in …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Circuit. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/circuit/

Helmet

Ten years, my husband is saying,

As we put our sons to bed, turn …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Helmet. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/helmet/

Airplane

We are at a science fair,

At the grammar school …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Airplane. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/04/18/airplane/

Locate

My husband and I are upstairs,

Sitting on a couch in this living …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Locate. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/locate/

Half

The museum has a photograph

Of a pair of shoes from 9/11, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Half. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/02/09/half-2/

Pretend

Our son is invited to a birthday party

Where they will play tag with laser guns, …

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Pretend.  To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog, at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/pretend/

No

Eighty seconds, my mother says,

Over the telephone …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem No. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/no/

Needles

I tell my husband how

I saw needles, …

 

This is an excerpt of Amalie Flynn’s new poem Needles. To read the rest, go to her Wife and War blog at http://wifeandwar.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/needles/