Lynn Reeves

Lynn Reeves, aka Nova Christeen is a mother and grandmother as well as a published poet and a creative! She is also a painter and gardener. Nova loves writing poetry, and she hopes that you will enjoy her work.

Heat Climbs in

Smell of heat coming off the road It’s not a fire smell Just the heat from the sun Thongs sticky as the heat climbs into them Day lillies bloom Orchids open Merry golds flower Cuttings spread roots My skin red from

These Dark Days

With wars in the world The covid germs lingering in the air Men and women and children being shot and bombed World war three looming Cancers popping up everywhere The bills getting bigger With people starving and homeless in first world countries

Pelicans

The full moon Drags the tides The waves dance To and fro I feel I could drown in a Puddle Or I feel like I could dance In a crescent moon Life is like that At times The fish swim