Cleaning Out My Mother’s Shed 

An old pair of python skinned
Cowboy boots ( they’ve shrunken so much
I can’t get my foot into them ! )
Newspapers from Boston and Portland Maine
A poster of Jimi Hendrix
A thank-you note from Shannon
For the English paper I helped her write
Mardi Gras beads
Spoken Word Cd’s
3 dozen books
A tape of Malcolm x’s speeches
A tribute to Shannon I wrote
That was published
A turntable
Albums by Billy Joel, Elton John
George Carlin, Carole King, Barbara Streisand
And the Beatles
A VCR
My high school diploma
Baby pictures of my nephew Joshua
Receipt of a Greyhound Ticket to
San Francisco, May 1994
Acceptance letters from
Each my publications
A picture of Shannon
I thought I’d thrown away

Erren Kelly writes, “I am a Two-Time Pushcart nominated poet from Lynn, Massachusetts . I have been writing for 32 years and have over 300 publications in print and online in such publications Hiram Poetry Review, Mudfish, Poetry Magazine(online), Ceremony, Cacti Fur, Bitterzoet, Cactus Heart, Similar Peaks, Gloom Cupboard, Poetry Salzburg and other publications. My most recent publication was in Pyrokinection Literary journal; I have also been published in anthologies such as ”Fertile Ground,” and Beyond The Frontier.” My work can also been seen on You Tube under the “Gallery Cabaret,” links. I am also the author of the book, ”Disturbing The Peace,” on Night Ballet Press. I received my B.A. in English-Creative Writing from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. I also love to read and I love to travel, having visited 45 states and Canada and Europe. The themes in my writings vary, but I have always had a soft spot for subjects and people who are not in the mainstream.”