Lori King-Roberts
About Lori
Lori King-Roberts is a central Illinois author and poet and a Decatur native. She is a 63-year-old kid from
the West End who has written for decades but has only begun to publish her work during the last 3
years. Her stories and poems are familiar and strange, humorous, and poignant, gritty, and graceful.
Her first book, “UNLOCKED” - released in April of 2022. Her second book, “PRODIGAL SPECTRUM” -
released in December of 2024. Both are available on Amazon and locally through various locations and
events. She is available for readings as her schedule allows.
Evening
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We listened to Aretha’s story
Sacred, bitter sweet and certainly tear stained
Like a church window
You and I
Desperate for rest and the get up and go that I know we’ll both spoon into for breakfast
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In the near dark
I smell honeysuckle reaching through the front screen door
I catch lightning bugs practicing their last Do-Si-Dos of the summer
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I breathe in my night cap
My kiss on the forehead
And watch our farm
Shimmy into the night
For now
There is grace
This grace we call home
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