Tag Archives: Birthday Poems

Birthday Poem 2021

Posted on April 17, 2021 by marcbeaudin

Today, it’s too cold to be anywhere but the bar of this Mexican restaurant w/ a Dos Equis & a statue of a frog wearing a Christmas-themed COVID mask But earlier, in too-thin coat & mud-caked boots, walking a greening … Continue reading →

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Notes on This Year’s Birthday Poem

Posted on June 23, 2020 by marcbeaudin

Every April 14th, I mark the completion of another trip around the sun by sitting somewhere, quietly and alone – before the birthday celebrations begin, before social convention requires my attention – and make note of where I am. I … Continue reading →

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Birthday Poem 2020

Posted on April 15, 2020 by marcbeaudin

The graffiti under the bridge is the only color on this sepia-tone day The snow covered-teeth of Sheep Mountain’s wide grin, like a handsaw lost from the tool shed left out over the winter in the frozen corpse of grass … Continue reading →

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