Tina Parker

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I meant to tell you

I saw a blue heron
On a rock in the creek
Its wings went wide
To fly from me

I meant to tell you
I saw a deer
A white flicker
In the brush

I meant to tell you
But you were in the shower
And then you were at work
The girls needed their nails clipped
And now you are asleep.

Tina Parker lives in Berea, Kentucky, with her husband and two young daughters. Her poetry has been published in such journals as Rattle, PMS: poemmemoirstory, and The Collapsar. Her full-length poetry collection will be published by Sibling Rivalry Press in 2016. Learn more about Tina's work at www.tina-parker.com.