top of page

PUBLISHED POETRY

poems created by laura swaringen, inspired by others

I am a voice

that you don't notice

until it's silent

​

I am your alarm clock

on an early spring day

​

I have a perspective on the world

that most don't see

I may be small

but I am tall

​

I am the bird outside your window

Who Am I?

Home

I love being home

the silence

the relaxation

the comfy couch

the free food

​

It's so nice to have

a break.

I don't like being home

the constant questions

the boredom

the sunken couch

the lack of food

​

I need

a break.

I see the campus

where I have grown.

​

I hear my kettle

preparing my morning sip of warmth.

​

I smell the unique scent

of my home away from home.

​

I feel the comfort of

my own small-scale abode.

​

I touch the window

before I say goodbye.

​

I think I'm going to miss Boone

more than I'll ever realize.

BOONE

Clear blue skies above

​

Taking deep breaths in and out

​

Trying to find peace

Monday

CARDBOARD BOX

So much depends

upon

​

a cardboard box

loaded with personal possessions.

​

Going from one home

to a home to be

​

carrying comfort and familiarity

into something unexplored

After William Carlos Williams

bottom of page