Sonnets from Suburbia: My Newspaper’s Still Folded
My Newspaper’s Still Folded
My newspaper’s still folded and unread.
I took a peek at headlines, that is all.
Democracy is threatened, yet not dead.
No powdered blush can masquerade my pall.
Don’t even try to sugarcoat the news.
We have not seen the like of this before
at least not in our country. Can’t excuse
the seeming acquiescence at the door.
I’ve said I’ll keep my inner peace intact,
my heart still open, willing to accept
and understand our diff’rences. In fact
it’s proving difficult and I’m inept.
Needs must protect myself whilst I do seethe.
And will remind myself I need to breathe.
Lady Penelope
Penny Peyser, aka “Lady Penelope” is an actress / writer / documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Her sonnets have been published in Defenestration , Blood & Bourbon, Page & Spine and Chantwood Magazine among others. Highlights from her acting career include The Hot l Baltimore original production at Circle in the Square, the films All the President’s Men, The InLaws, The Frisco Kid and TV series Rich Man, Poor Man II, The Tony Randall Show, Crazy Like a Fox and Knots Landing. Please visit http://Linktr.ee/penpeyser for all links and to learn about her documentaries Trying to Get Good and Stillpoint. And now Penny Peyser has gathered all of her sonnets into a new book, “Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake”. It is a work of pure genius!
