tick
tick
tick
time stands still and I feel sick
tick
tick
tock
will this waiting ever stop
tears
tears
tears
months of realizing fears
so much
on my
own
never felt so all alone
minutes
hours
days
in an unaccustomed place
words
ways
when
can my life begin again
high
low
lone
toughest time I’ve ever known
green
yellow
blue
trying hard to learn things new
thought this all would be a breeze
but it’s brought me to my knees
there’s a lesson to be found
but for now it’s not around
just this feeling of confinement
set adrift with no alignment
it’s just me here when I wake
dogs don’t count ‘cause they can’t speak
I know the end
is in my sight
it’s days away
so hold on tight
take a walk
release self-pity
parla italiano
explore the city
know the clock
continues to click
just be patient
tick
tick
tick
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Author: Anne Celano Frohna
I have been writing for as long as I could hold a pencil in hand and would not feel complete without it.
And I actually made a meager living at it (and as an editor) for 25 years.
I worked for newspapers and magazines, in graphic arts and advertising, and wrote several local history books.
But I have also taught English in Japan, been a Nanny in Italy, worked in and for museums, was an Airbnb Superhost for four years, as well as an Etsy shop owner where I sold vintage items I found over the years of thrift and yard sales.
After moving to Arizona with my family in 2010, I completed a series of different writing projects, including two books of creative non-fiction:
Just West of the Midwest: a comedy
(Based on journals I kept during my two years as an English teacher in rural Japan.)
Within Close Range: short stories of an American Childhood
(Short stories and poems about growing up as the middle of five children in suburban Chicago.)
I've also written children's stories and continue to write short fiction, but have recently found my voice in poetry.
This blog, however, is where my greatest passion comes alive.
I am also a mother of two wonderful girls, Eva (23) and Sophia (21) and wife to one wonderful husband, Kurt.
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