All Alone inside
Coat and galoshes on
Hearing the thunder roar
And watching the lighting flash
Praying for the courage to brave the storm
I have somewhere I need to go
I plan the route of least obstacle
But the thunder is loud
And I know lighting strikes without warning
So for now I remain
Inside
Safe
And frustrated with this useless umbrella.
Mechelle Ritchie Foster
Lying next to you,
peaceful and still,
Light peeking at us from behind the curtains.
Not yet committed to the day,
Still claiming the night,
I hear nothing.
And I love the sound.
I smile because I am content.
And then your eyes open.
The first thing you say is, “What time is it?!”
You aren’t content to lie here in solitude like me.
You are immediately committed to the day, bound by it, in fact.
You? You never hear nothing.
If you did, you would not recognize it,
And you would be suspicious of it.
No, you never hear nothing,
For the sound of the clock is always in your ears.
Unknowingly, You have just ripped off my covers of night,
Leaving me bare to face the day.
So forgive me if I am offended by you.
And forgive me if I don’t answer.
Mechelle Ritchie Foster
If you grouse
With your spouse
Remorse will be your course
If your rant
You won’t recant
Then right will be your plight
But lay your will aside
And in peace you shall abide.
Mechelle Ritchie Foster
If April showers bring May flowers,
Then what do May flowers bring?
A colorful display of aromatic bouquet
To be tossed by the first bride of Spring.
Mechelle Ritchie Foster
I may not shine bright like a new copper penny
Or be fresh like a crisp dollar bill
But I’m saving my quarters and nickels and dimes
And in my new dress I certainly will.
Mechelle Ritchie Foster
Rhyme, Reason & Real Life 