Molly Cara : Writing

June 7, 2013

June 7, 2013

A Poem by Molly Cara


The garden has been walled in.Inside, it swells with vegetation.Everyone can smell it but no onecan see it: the magnolia petals,pink and brown and vel..
May 26, 2013

May 26, 2013

A Poem by Molly Cara


The trees shake the rain from themselvesand the rain hits the window.I’m embarrassed since my room’s a mess,to have the rain and its taste..
Snow White

Snow White

A Poem by Molly Cara


Snow White Like the queen I look to the looking glass and ask it who’s the fairest. Ella’s face appears. She is my Snow Whi..
May 20, 2013

May 20, 2013

A Poem by Molly Cara


The sun heats the pond till it rises, invisible.Clouds cast shadows on the hilltops.Do you recognize my perfume?It’s the same the wet grass wear..
May 18, 2013

May 18, 2013

A Poem by Molly Cara


I’m sitting in a field, sipping wine the colorof wind. Wind is the color of water, so maybethe wine is water. I’m too drunk to tell.Two ki..
May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013

A Poem by Molly Cara


The rainstorm churns inside the clouds. We watch the dance of branches and blossoms chart the wind. You say you’re thinking of leaving, you&rsqu..
On the Cusp of Summer

On the Cusp of Summer

A Poem by Molly Cara


Birds twitter. Ferns unfurl. The sky looks like the inside of a geode, so if you’ve never seen a geode, go out and see the sky. Don&rsqu..
An Alternative to God

An Alternative to God

A Stage Play by Molly Cara


*Work-in-progress; I will add more as I write more
Monologue For a Snake

Monologue For a Snake

A Poem by Molly Cara


SNAKE: It was night. It was blacker than frostbitten skin. I coiled around her feet. I offered up the apple, saying, “Eve itisn'tsin, and itisn'..
And Moon and Swan Are Gone

And Moon and Swan Are Gone

A Poem by Molly Cara


Rae scrapes a shaft of light off the wall.She folds it like a sheet of paper, overand over, till she’s made a swan.She carries him outside on he..