PAT ST. PIERRE - POEMS

Pat St.Pierre is a freelance writer and amateur photographer who has been writing poetry since her high school days. Her first poem was published during college and from then on she was captivated by the written word. She has had adult and children’s poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in a variety of online and including various magazines. Some publications are: Flutter Poetry Journal, Lutheran Parenting, Boston Literary Review, The Ephrastic Review, Leaves of Ink, The Metaworker, Poppy Road Review, etc.  Pat’s specialty is trying to capture small vignettes of life and turn them into poems. Many times photos will accompany the poems. Her topics vary from simple ordinary events to traveling down dark journeys.   She has had three chapbooks published by various publishers. Her first Reality of Life was published by Foothills Publishing, her second Theater of Life was published by Finishing Line Press, and her third Full Circle was published by Kelsay Books. All three are available on Amazon.com.

Only Fear
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           Memories haunt me
            while I sleep.
            I ask myself why
            they disturb me so.
            I wake from memory
            dreams and shudder.
            
            I want to recall
            walking along the beach,
            our Grand Canyon vacation,
            and Christmas holidays;
            our smiling faces and
            those peaceful days.

            What enters
            my mind is a frightful
            memory of you.
            All those drunken rages with
            your twisted red face and
            your sharp tongue spewing with hatred.
            The happy times obliterated
            as your rage erases
            everything and leaves fear.

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Awareness
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                Seasons depart,
                goodbyes are uttered,
                farewell to katydids,
                goldenrod, and bluebirds,        
                autumn foliage.
                frost covered ground.
                Children leave,
                lovers part,
                loved ones die.

                Nature’s rebirth
                makes the finale bearable 
                after relationships have ended.
                Awaiting a get together 
                is all that’s possible.
                

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