A Song for my Sisters-in-Law
A Song for my Sisters-in-Law I. We spent our time in parks to watch our kids. In Brooklyn near the
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Author: Jamie Lee Hamann
On the Land Between the Big Sink and Dewdrop Cave (2018)
ON THE LAND BETWEEN THE BIG SINK AND DEWDROP CAVE (2018) 1.) The Walk To question where we stand upon
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Arco Idaho and Atomic Power
I. Idaho After many miles of driving through fields, through Idaho Falls and into the plains where sky is broken
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Our Father Spoke in Hieroglyph
1. Hieroglyph Incantations Our father spoke mysterious symbols. “I am not Egyptian but Suburban,” his collared shirt wrapped up like
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The Skate Park at Idlewild
1. The Skate Park To skate upon his board within his group. He laughs and suddenly stands up to ride
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Father Daughter Dance 2018
1. I feel February is favorite along with the melting of winter snow a time to step on back and
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A Trip To Our Local Country Zoo (Reno, NV, 2018)
1. A zoo on country road outside of town. A chance to see the legendary sloth alone in cage
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A Thanksgiving on a Secluded Beach (2018)
1. So thankful that I am on this beach front where animal paws outnumber our feet where slightly off shore
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To Find an Old Path at Washoe Lake in October (2017)
1. In Autumn walked my Labrador on shore of Washoe Lake where Manzanita blooms reactivate the smell of former rooms
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The Truckee River Downtown Reno
1. The Truckee River runs under our feet, these cool refreshing dreams of cityscapes, with water up to our eyes
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“The Rhyme of the Ancient Middle Class”
The Rhyme of the Ancient Middle Class First of all why would my title “The Rhyme of the Ancient Middle
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“Six Years of Service” A Collection of Poems by Jamie Lee Hamann
First of all “Six Years of Service” is a story told as a long line narrative. Mixed within the
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Taking the Kids Fishing at Verdi Pond On An Autumn Day
I. Through four seasons we remember the fish we caught, the first to cast on Verdi Pond our line between
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The Cattail Gatherers
1. Around where the pines reach up to mountain a couple children gather brown cattails, to gather them and string
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Gertrude Stein and The Automobile
A TIME OF “REVOLUTION” Our country started to see a rise in Conservative policy after World War One. Many expatriates
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The Summer the Well Went Dry
1. Situation The well is dry, to pump only dry silt of fine small grains that blow away in breeze
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Peter and His Meeting with Dali in Spain
Peter and His Meeting with Dali in Spain 1. He looked down at the moist freshly tilled soil daydreamed an
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Maddy and the Two Cockatoo
I. Maddy lived uphill on Toklas lane, she lived comfortably with her past gain. We met her downtown at
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To Push On Through the Weeds
Push on through the weeds … “Be careful son don’t let ladybug slip.” On Through the Weeds To push on
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Laundry at the “Jelly Donut” (2017)
“Jelly Donut and Your Laundry Cleaned” With stumble carry laundry up the hill just blocks from where I live near
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The Autumn People (A Ghost Story)
(For Erik) I had always known there was a realm other than ours. I have felt and seen
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A Visit To My Keyhole Garden in The Front Yard
My Keyhole Garden The end of concrete sits the Petunias, a lavender petal points to the left from Maple freshly
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Therapy in Winter With a Side of M.A.S.H
Therapy in Winter Sometimes in our lives we find ourselves falling deep within memory. Like during a Christmas snow. This
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