It was the unusual sounds that caught my attention and sent me to the window, then outside to look. It was rather like the way the unmistakable noise of a chainsaw calls me to watch. There is inevitability to this destruction, making way for something new, maybe better. I Would Have Used Those Cedar Boards … More I Would Have Used Those Cedar Boards: Featured Poem, July, 2026
Perhaps this describes one of the few downsides of being a poet. Thanks for reading!- Heather I Am The Leprechaun! No, No. that’s not the song lyric. ( eye roll)It is – I Am The Light Bringer!What were you thinking? (sigh)Well, that was what I was thinking.Maybe like poetry,the singer is trying to evoke both?After … More “I Am The Leprechaun!” Featured Poem, April, 2026
This is an old poem of mine, 2022, from before my recent book was published. A couple teachers/editors have seemed to consider it too sentimental or were concerned by the unabashed anthropomorphism which is frequently thought to be tacky or at least uncool. Yet, I love it and this is my blog and I get … More A Gladness: April, 2025 Featured Poem
Heather Saunders Estes 