Mari-Sweet : Writing

why the spark?

why the spark?

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


when we were kids he chased me around the house, down the block, always trying to tickle me. he was just a playmate five years younger than I was. i o..
Chocolate Kiss

Chocolate Kiss

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


I eat chocolate of different kinds-- Hershey bars, M&M’s, chocolate ice cream. But there’s a special kind of chocolate whose lips m..
flickering heart

flickering heart

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


my eyes turn green when he speaks to other people while shutting me out at the same time. my eyes fill with hearts when i look at him. each glance is ..
The Sky's Top Floor

The Sky's Top Floor

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


Ride the escalator and at the top, you will meet the Lord Jesus Christ. On this floor, there are gates made out of white pearls. Past these gates ..
The Buried Shovel

The Buried Shovel

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


A snow storm of twenty plus inches swallowed up the backyard. I was building a snow mountain and decided to use the shovel. After play time, I lai..
Black Hole

Black Hole

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


Exploring a black hole is like being blind. An empty dark space with no walls-- if you could ever visit one, how far inside could you go before re..
Reversed Universe

Reversed Universe

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


If the earth were in the sky, the clouds would be land and birds would fly underwater. The sun would be the source of the world’s largest fo..
Color Slide

Color Slide

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


This slide appears after the rain. It sits high in the sky-lagoon. Seven different colors make up this slide. Cool colors on one side, warm colors ..
flowing free

flowing free

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


freedom to fly i’ll defy gravity and whisk away wherever i please with nothing to stop me up up up and away i’ll go to rocket myself throu..
Random Seasons

Random Seasons

A Poem by Mari-Sweet


Snow is icing on the ground. All the trees are bald. Lonely gardens leave no art for us to enjoy. Love permeates the frozen air. Watch out for thi..