Kimberly Satriale

Joined May 2021

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"You See Her Face Now"
You drift where I cannot follow, white ghost of night, keeper of every unspoken goodbye. She breathes somewhere in your hush, I know it.
By Kimberly Satriale2 months ago in Poets
Heartwood
She was the trunk, our Mom, thick as faith, unbending. A single olive heartwood rooted deep in Sicilian soil, even here, across oceans of asphalt and English.
By Kimberly Satriale3 months ago in Poets
The Harvest Keeper
I thought your time was endless fall, With harvests left to reap. I never heard the winter call, Where memories lie fast asleep.
By Kimberly Satriale3 months ago in Poets
The Ghost That Holds My Hand
I remember your hands. Not their shape, just the heat, like sunlight that knew my name. There was a yellow kitchen,
By Kimberly Satriale5 months ago in Poets
What the Wind Forgets
Walk toward a place not marked on any sign or map. Ignore the ubiquitous highway invitations. Instead, follow the road that smells faintly of rust and honeysuckle.
By Kimberly Satriale5 months ago in Poets
Receptasordiumpyra
Sabine. The dark period from 2021 to 2023 and, sadly, still going strong is Sabine’s Receptasordiumpyra phase of life. Unenviable, unrelenting and a span of time in life that would have brought many weaker than Sabine to the brink of madness and possibly with their toes hanging so sadly but hesitantly over the edge of a tall bridge.
By Kimberly Satriale2 years ago in Fiction
Adulting Fail
First posh adult job Law firm marble lobby slip Winter panties shown
By Kimberly Satriale2 years ago in Poets
Ode to the Paperclip
Humble yet noble paperclip, humanity owes you its thanks. Simple modest metal genius. Approachable and unassuming, unlike its aggressive rebel cousin, the staple.
By Kimberly Satriale2 years ago in Poets
A Gift, Rare and True
OUR LOVE, ONE FOR THE AGES. A TEST OF FATE, A GIFT. A SOUL LOVE, A LOVE MATE. A KISS OF LIFE AND A MIND LOVE. I TEND TO OUR CARE AND MEND US.
By Kimberly Satriale2 years ago in Poets
Midlife Musings
Memories, meditation, mercy. Medical muck, myalgia. Maturity manifestations. Majestic might. Malaise, muddle, moil, marvel. Mortality...
By Kimberly Satriale3 years ago in Poets
Grief Glimpses
Grasping grey ghostly grimness. Groaning gasping goodbyes. Guilt glares. Grimacing, grappling. Glum. Gravitating gravely.
By Kimberly Satriale3 years ago in Poets
Time Capsule Haiku Submission
Elapsed time heals all The motherless child objects Grief encapsulated
By Kimberly Satriale3 years ago in Poets