Kathy Raymond
At Gramma's House
A parakeet named Professor
sang to his green image in a mirror
while Gramma set her rocker in motion
and did the rosary, her thumb
and index finger not missing a bead
as she lip synced prayers in Polish.
My lips quivered with a question
about whether or not God understood
all languages, human and animal,
even the silence of girls and women.
Bio
Kathy Raymond is a poet from Bristol, Connecticut, who holds a BA degree in English from Central Connecticut State. Her poems appeared in literary magazines from 1974 to 2005. She is seeking publication again. The Freshwater Literary Journal in Connecticut accepted one poem for the 2026 issue. The RavensPerch online journal published four poems in the April 2026 issue. She began reading at open mics at the end of 2024.