The following poems, submitted because April is National Poetry Month, are from Alexandria residents.
Nature's Cookie
Flowers,
Pretty and sweet,
Easy to hold,
Treats for bees and me.
— Michelle Berberet
Angel Brain
My dear angel brain
What kind of angel are you?
Are you Gabriel
telling me I am chosen?
Or Michael, the defender of God
and my guardian angel?
Or one of those fat little cherubs all soft and cute,
but a little dangerous with his bow and arrow?
Perhaps Lucifer, tempting my heart with
power and arrogance?
Or Capra's Clarence showing me the
the value of my life when I forget?
Are you all of these my dear, daring,
darling angel brain?
You devil, you.
— Michelle Berberet