LOVE OF LITERATURE AND HISTORY
Written by C Hues
September 17, 2022
Woman without words to remember her fight Forget the founding female Abolition and advice armed Adams with insight The wisdom behind John and John—Miss Abigail To think that credit would escape her name She fought for freedom and forwent fame A futurist, far ahead of history’s reach And perhaps even the present and what we still teach
Written by C Hues
September 14, 2022
If life is a movie, what is its genre? Horror—constant fear with no remedy Perhaps—a poor, pathetic drama Or maybe, looking closely—a comedy The mocking laughter of terrible trauma And the realization that the protagonist is not guaranteed victory. If life is a movie—at least we know the end Some stick to the script and some make their own Some deny but all comprehend The third act’s darker tone No point to pretend No spoiler alert for what we’ve always known.
Written by C Hues
September 12, 2022
It’s the last one to knock down Suspended stillness—surrounded strings What remains when you watch the spider drown? They’re the toughest things When streaming shows—it suddenly shows! Or family dinner—then another appearance The mosquito meets its mark—and your regret grows No spider webs means easy clearance
Written by C Hues
September 9, 2022
I must follow rules Otherwise it’s no haiku This is a haiku Not
Written by C Hues
September 8, 2022
Time is an illusion making fools of us all And we have lost our lives to vanity But when death makes her call For forgotten friends, family Life seems so small Time Is an illusion That traps too many But amidst all the confusion We see that we truly don’t have any And every second we didn’t spend with them is lost to Time