Cocoon – A Poem by Xianna Michaels

cocoon Cocoon Circuits shorting; ceilings falling; Chaos doesn’t cease! Dimly I hear Spirit calling – I’ll write when I have peace. Or is it just the opposite, Distractions sent to me Until I write in spite of it, This lesson meant for me: To be impervious, cocooned,...

What Baby Sarah Knows – A Poem

baby I have been known to carry a thermos of my green drink just about everywhere. I wrote this poem after yet another grandchild asked to taste it and then ran to spit it out. The drink is called Bieler’s Soup, after Dr. Henry Bieler, who developed it. It consists of...

Mommy’s Lap – A Poem

mom From time to time I’ll share a poem I’ve written for children, often from the child’s point of view. I wrote this poem after watching a very young child bravely try to adjust to the new baby who had recently joined the family. Mommy’s Lap I love my baby brother,...

Girls – A Poem

girl From time to time I’ll share a poem I’ve written for children, often from the child’s point of view. I wrote this poem for a workshop I did for a class of third grade girls. I wanted to make them smile – and teach them iambic tetrameter! Girls Melissa schemes and...

Really, Really – A Poem

Month: December 2014 From time to time I’ll share a poem I’ve written for children, often from the child’s point of view. I remember the day I wrote this poem. I can still hear the clever little guy pleading with his mom: He didn’t feel well, but it’s wasn’t the...

Michaels creates Shabbat tale complete with dragons

dragons By: Rabbi Rachel Esserman What do the laws of Shabbat and dragons have in common? The answer will be obvious for readers of “Mindel and the Misfit Dragons: A Magical Tale By An Ancient Hand” by Xianna Michaels (Alcabal Press). Michaels, the daughter of Samuel...