Stray Post Its: A Poem by Mark Harder
My son put post its on
my life. Pink sticky notes,
written with black crayon:
Cabinet, sugar, and oats.
Lime green post its plastered
on the desk: keyboard, mouse,
and computer. Mastered
the post its in my house.
Lemon yellow post its
for numbers. Light blue for
feelings. Orange that fits
stray thoughts behind the door.
My son helped me name my
life again – father, son,
God, honest, friends, laugh, cry,
teach, study, work and fun.