BEAUTIFUL DREAMER

Beautiful Dreamer

Once upon a time

a scullery maid—

transformed

into a princess

by her

fairy godmother—

danced with a

dashing prince

and they

fell in love.

Fairy tales

where wishes

come true

with a wave

of a magic wand.

It isn’t really real - right?

Those fanciful tales that sail

us off to slumber-land

on a street named

Happily Ever After.

Yet

in a world

of

broken dreams

and

shattered promises

don’t you wish

it could

possibly

be

possible?

Lost

Sorry for your loss.

What an odd thing to say.
Don’t you think, sweetie?

It’s not like I’ll find you
if I look hard enough.

Like hide and seek.

Maybe it isn’t even
you that’s lost

…perhaps it’s me.

Under Wraps

He was a distant dad.

No hugs.


No, I love you.

Whispers of PTSD


kept under wraps.

Like his


Vietnamese body bag

Kathy Robertson is a Canadian award-winning author whose work has appeared in literary journals internationally. Her book entitled Poetic Ponderings explores the delicate dance along the paths of life’s journey. She has been a presenter at the Bluewater Reading Series in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and a panelist at a literary event discussing the topic From Monologue to Dialogue. She has a B.A. and a B. Ed., and is a member of The Ontario Poetry Society, Tower Poetry Society, and the Waterloo Region Writers’ Association.