poetry

Dear Fellow Poets,

Here you find a smattering of my poetry, mostly from “Merry Meet and Merry Part,” now available in beautiful physical form over in my Etsy shop, thanks to many supportive folks on the Kickstarter. ♥︎

'Be still. A heart cannot heal fast.
Observe mine shifting hands.
A changing mind whose growth will last,
Must swim a tide of sands.'

Beginning now (April, 2025) I have a poem scheduled once per day, that will take you through the entirety of Merry Meet in chronological order. There’s an RSS feed below if you’d like to follow along for the next year or so (there are over 300 poems).

And when I have time, I’ll sprinkle in some new, unpublished, poems, here and there. Quick dandelion seeds, you know.

merry meet!
Aimee

(updated April 17, 2025)

ps— my writings are under copyright, but please feel free to share my poetry where you will, as long as my name and a link here is included. For any commercial use, please contact me for arrangements.

pps— here is the RSS feed for this poetry blog. I do not send emails or letters for these poems, so an RSS reader is the only way to get notified of a new poem here. For apple users, I recommend NetNewsWire, “It’s like podcasts — but for reading.” I use it to follow many artists on many indie sites.

A Little Seed

So many many years ago;

I sowed a little seed.

Though our tree did not want to grow,

I paid it little heed.

Page 65, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodJune 5, 2025Poem

Our Moon

A kiss, a touch, our moon, our best;

The future— now our pasts.

Amidst those firsts I never guessed,

We'd so soon see our lasts.

Page 64, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodJune 4, 2025Poem

Oldest Nemesis

My oldest nemesis, hubris!

Still holding hands with doubt.

Their friendship baffles, so amiss.

Both cannot do without.

Page 63, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodJune 3, 2025Poem

Too Long Ago

Too long ago to be a crime.

Acknowledge to accuse.

A child gaslit into prime.

I dare not say .

Page 62, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodJune 2, 2025Poem

Red and Green

A bitter child’s past upset,

That house of red and green.

Apologies will not abet,

And yet, what could have been.

Page 61, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodJune 1, 2025Poem

Rotten Start

I play pretend, a rotten start,

I mind no lie uncouth.

‘Please champion your own damn heart.

Your body knows the truth.’

Page 60, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodMay 31, 2025Poem

Way to Lose

But there’s no magic after all,

It’s all just tricks, a ruse.

And I the fool, the duped and small,

Found one more way to lose.

Page 59, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodMay 30, 2025Poem

Blessed

Who does it all, behind the scenes?

I’ve made him look his best.

And when he smiles, by all means,

Do tell me I am blessed.

Page 58, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodMay 29, 2025Poem

My Cage

Magician on an empty stage,

Assistant, he’s in need.

I volunteer, I chose my cage,

I trust the showman’s lead.

Page 57, of “Merry Meet and Merry Part”

Aimee WoodMay 28, 2025Poem