LOIS GREENE STONE - POEMS

​Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry and personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book anthologies.  Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in major museums including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian.  The Smithsonian selected her photo to represent all teens from a specific decade.

​Unchanged

Sliding into cold slippers,
I shuffled, opened the
refrigerator door, removed
a cold bottle and yawned.
Babies grow, I reasoned,
and noted two a.m..
 
Sliding into cold slippers,
I shuffled, listened for
the door latch, yawned,
and noted two a.m..
My baby grew into a
teenager.  

1983 Capper's Weekly
reprinted 2001 ”Mothers and Daughters” anthology, BOOK, Harmony/Random House   

reprinted Spring 2019 Westward Quarterly

Arm's Length

Singing, whisper quiet,
I serenaded passing
street lights.  Our
auto's gentle rocking was
an accompanist.
Though my tune continued
when you suddenly swerved,
your arm automatically
reached out to
protect me.                

©1990 The Christian Science Monitor
reprinted 2009 Shemom  

reprinted summer 2018  Westward Quarterly