Diana Elizabeth Carroll

The Birds Know

The birds know
that it is spring.
Even though
there is snow
on the ground.
Even though
the sidewalks
are icy…

On April 20, 2021, a jury in Minneapolis found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes, after he had already been arrested, handcuffed, and subdued. After the verdict was announced, as usually happens, political leaders and other public figures rushed to makeContinue reading “Laying Down Our Lives”

Forgiveness

Doing laundry
is not an event.
It is a cycle.
Like menstruation.
Or the rising
and falling
of tides.
Or the gradual lengthening
and shortening
of days…

But Lent

I would love to become
the kind of person
who makes sure the dishes
are done
every night
so she can wake up
in the morning
to the peaceful welcome
of a clean kitchen…