Judey Kalchik

Joined February 2021

511 stories

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It's my time to find and use my voice.

Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.

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New Song Training
I am losing Parts of us, By mistake? Or somehow choosing To open-handed release my you: no fuss only wonder at the weight remaining.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Cold Season
Thinks with a cold: 🤒 My summer sheets are grey and not tight. I would rather sleep on a hippo 🦛 than rhino 🦏 . How long a ago did I read 📖 Aesop fables?
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Dinosaurs Still Exist
Habits become ruts I never look over. I ring a friend and ‘hang up’ the phone. 📞 ‘Look up’ an answer typing into a keyboard
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
T-Rex: Security Guard
T-Rex says:”Not nice To walk on the grass” Stomp! Stomp! “Now stay on the path!”
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Pterodactyl Stand-Up
"I just flew in from the Cretaceous period... and boy are my arms tired!" Is this thing working? Is this thing on? "I tried to get a job as an undercover spy, but they said the wings were too memorable, so (gimme a break!) I couldn't get hired!"
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Morning Respite
Last night was difficult : where-is-sleep/ where-is-rest? Frequent waking, stumbling through the house. Just one more sip of water and I can sleep=wishful thinking.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Raising Strong Daughters
Each day you are growing, becoming more assured, no more the Child you once were. No more needing me to guide your way. Longingly, I watch from afar, proud and wistful,
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Vacation Posts
"I have 25,563 unopened emails in just my Gmail account." Author's photo/Key West "I don’t remember the peel off masks from the 70’s causing so much pain
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
ECLIPSED
Early man stared in horror Cowering at the unexpected Loss of light that Indicated the removal of approval and the dis- Pleasure of the All-One.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
What I Learned From the Lockdown
So long ago but just yesterday. Jobs gone. People gone. Groups forbidden. Tylenol sold out. Yeast sold out.
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Upping The Emoji Game
Here's the thing with friends If you pay attention the learning never ends. Being a Boomer I've got room for major escalation in my emoji game
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets
Women Dress For The Men
It started on social media (what doesn't, these days?) 'Women dress for Men!" was confidently displayed as a meme or headline, I forget
By Judey Kalchik 2 years ago in Poets