MY SISTER, MY LITTLE CRICKET

Just read these small but beautiful poems by New Zealand poet, Jenny Bornholdt—elegant, practical and essential little truths. So necessary, right now. Love Susie x

 

My Sister, My Little Cricket

Listen sister,

Sometimes it seems life’s

not worth a bowl

of old onions

but, like travel,

you should stick with it

for the points of interest

along the way.

 

Take love for instance,

That’s interesting

in any language.

 

 

My mouth was singing

My heart was worrying

 

O deceptive mouth

covering up

for the heart like that.