Jerri Lynn SparksMay 9, 20211 min readWhen I Had YouWhen I Had You There was that time when I had you a few minutes or maybe a few days rocking when I rocked or when I simply walked away ...
Jerri Lynn SparksApr 18, 20211 min readLife Illuminates(Photo credit: Jerri Lynn Sparks) Sometimes life illuminates at just the right moment at just the right angle quickly but quietly to...
Jerri Lynn SparksJan 28, 20212 min readFatbackA poem about my Cherokee grandmother What I remember most is the sizzle of fatback as it hit the cast iron skillet The scent of bacon...
Jerri Lynn SparksJan 28, 20211 min readBefore Sun And StrangersA poem about the last kiss... I wake up before sun and strangers in winter and wander Before duties and dangers and things that I ponder...
Jerri Lynn SparksJan 28, 20211 min readThe Best Peace In YearsA poem about silence We sat silently reading in the rain the soft drip-drip-drippity-drips being the only sound in our ears And I was...