Maranda Barry

Maranda Barry is an American poet from Pensacola, Florida. With a bachelor's degree and several certifications in Elementary Education, she taught second grade before becoming a stay-at-home mom and writer. She often writes about personal experiences and the tender, comical adventures of motherhood.

“Grandma’s Generation,” “Maybe Someday” and “Corkboard Mind”

The days of lone children
riding atop handlebars
through cookie-cutter neighborhoods
are memories of yesteryear.
They’re sepia photographs
in an attic-ridden album
blanketed in a thick film of dust.