Poetry Praise of Darkness by Francine Marie Tolf We touch one another with defter fingers at night. Rain sounds different, its steady falling…
Poetry Hymn, with Birds and Cats by Francine Marie Tolf I will praise my failures. I will praiseWhat I have not accomplished and do not…
Poetry Cottonwoods by Francine Marie Tolf You know from their deeply grooved barkthey hold marvelous stories.They are taller than oak treesand…
Poetry Tiger Lilies by Francine Marie Tolf Like King David, they have drunkthe wine of astonishment. Mouths open wide,they lean toward me…
Poetry Lilly by Francine Marie Tolf At fifty-three, I sometimes feel a subtle but irreversible sadness seeping into my blood. I…
Poetry Summer Poem by Francine Marie Tolf I am tired of my dreams’ dark interiors and the family ghosts who inhabit them.…