Patterns by Joann Grisetti

Vacuum-Packed by Barbara Anne Bromley, 2015.

Patterns
 
I search for the patterns in all things, rhythmically counting to myself; enumeration extremis. 1-2-2-1. 1-2-3-2-1. I count while washing dishes, bathing my children, grocery shopping, walking. I cannot stop the habit.

eyes scrutinize
wanting only the green
jelly beans

Joann Grisetti

Joann Grisetti grew up in Sasebo Japan and eighteen other places. She now lives in Florida with her husband and two sons. Her poetry, photos and stories have appeared in a number of print and online journals.