Jennifer’s poignant tapestry of fleeting moments—playful, tender, and wistful—captures love, memory, change, and longing in vivid poetic glimpses, exclusively for Different Truths.

my crazy cat
zooming around upstairs
circles on circles
chasing 
ghosts

***

every drawer I open
every room I enter
every page I turn
every thought I have
memories of you

****

my youngest of four
graduated yesterday
feeling proud and
a tad untethered
my heart sets sail with his

***

across the dark street
light shines in a window
how I long 
to be 
in that light

***

my phone buzzes
softly in my pocket
muffled, muted--
so much quieter than
the thumping of my heart

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Jennifer Gurney

Jennifer Gurney lives in Colorado, where she teaches, paints, writes, and hikes. Her poetry has appeared internationally in a wide variety of journals, two of her poems have won international contests, and one was recently turned into a choral piece for a concert. Jennifer’s first book of poetry, My Eyes Adjusting, has recently been published.

See Full Bio