Therese L. Broderick

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Artwork by Gene McCormick

Decibels

Mom
listen

in school I'm learning by heart
the Common Helping Verbs.

do did does
have has had
could might should

Mom
listen

here’s how to practice at home.

A nightmare
     could
be only a dream.
A nightmare
     might
be only a dream.
A nightmare
     should
be only a dream.

 

Therese L. Broderick of Albany, NY, has been published by Puerto Del Sol, Poet Lore, Spoon River Poetry Review, The Louisville Review, and by several online sites. Her 2013 chapbook, Dislodged, was published locally by Benevolent Bird Press. Among her poetry awards are an Overall Winner, a graduate school prize, a First Place, a local Poet Laureate, a Third Place, and some Honorable Mentions.