Poems by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

Poems by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

Camille In Death, by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

I sat watching Camille in death
Her face cascading colors
Blue, yellow, gray
Gray, blue ...

A Child's Sad Eyes, by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

He looked at me
with sad eyes
asking for love
and care---
a blanket for warmth
and a mo...

On the Bayou, by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

Fishing on the bayou
with a cane pole,
catching catfish
hooks baited
with earthworms.
...

Sanctuary, by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

The eternal city
settling in the blue,
coaxing travelers
with come hither
fountains
an...