Coins From Heaven (A Poem)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: I grew up hearing that whenever you found coins on the ground, it was a departed loved one trying to tell you something important, or to encourage you along during rough times.] I grew up with the belief that dropped pennies were messages                 of encouragement from my grandmother                

Dreams of You (A Poem)

By Joyce Jacobo [Author’s Note: Based on a dream I had a couple of years ago.] I met you deep in dreams last night   a person who departed from reality     when I was still too young to understand          the voids that absences could create               You used to embrace me a great