Heather Hooper : Writing

A Love Song for Peter Pan

A Love Song for Peter Pan

A Poem by Heather Hooper


We listened to the ceaseless tick of the clock in the hall and you spoke about growing old together. You said, “..
The inevitability of letting go

The inevitability of letting go

A Poem by Heather Hooper


We were all wrong for each other. I knew that in the same way I knew that if I waited long enough the sun wioul..
Undecided Title

Undecided Title

A Poem by Heather Hooper


I like to be alone with my thoughtsbecause within them nothingand everything has already happened.Every possible outcome still lingerswith my indecisi..
Fulgurite

Fulgurite

A Poem by Heather Hooper


I did not plan for you.You are the thunderouscascade of cloudsacross the horizonof my beach day.You are lightning on the sand,beautiful and unexpected..
The Desolation of Verse

The Desolation of Verse

A Poem by Heather Hooper


This is an early draft so it's still a little rough.
Penelope's Night Swim

Penelope's Night Swim

A Poem by Heather Hooper


“So she spoke, and our proud hearts consented. Then day by day she would weave at the great web, but by night would unravel it…”T..
A Minor Explorer

A Minor Explorer

A Poem by Heather Hooper


When the day is not yet light and the slow desperate rise and fall of the ships in harbor can be seen by passersby, I think of the girl whose..