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Giving Birth
Remembers the marriage built on vague hopes and dreams. Giving birth, first to her children and much more slowly herself. Pushing against both dark fear and pain. Knowing only that it was time to bring new life into the world. … Continue reading
Twilight
NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day 5 Twilight Again we sit around bonfire, each one speaking of the pain, the mess, and the joy of Creation. Giving birth to something that held no breath until a moment ago. Pushing it toward bright … Continue reading
April PAD Challenge: Day 1
April is national poetry month, and is celebrated by a Poem A Day challenge to anyone who loves poetry. I am busy teaching an online class, but will attempt to offer something each day, through the month. Simple short verses, … Continue reading
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Tagged April, inspiration, National Poetry Month, PAD Challenge, pain, Thotpurge, wind
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Scrambling On The Bridge To Forgiveness
For The Sunday Whirl poetry prompt: Wordle #149 http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/ eggs, trust, test, not, high, course, peep, mug, trial, form, bring, blown, stick Scrambling On The Bridge To Forgiveness Pain is the shell that encloses your understanding… __Kahlil Gibran Blown trust … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Kahlil Gibran, pain, Poetry prompt, quote, scrambling, shell, The Sunday Whirl, wordle
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Firefly Transformation
For We Write Poems: We Wordle #5 http://wewritepoems.wordpress.com/ Firefly Transformation Incandescent ribbons of fireflies hemmed the patio/porch with a certain queerly wild tinkling. Not quite heard, yet with enough substance to make a tired grandmother’s heart jump in foolish child-like … Continue reading
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Tagged firefly transformation, healing, I Believe, pain, Poetry prompt, relief, REM, We Wordle #5, We Write Poems
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Soul Woven
For Poets United prompt 11: Pain http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2010/08/thursday-think-tank-prompt-11.html#comments This is not a new poem, but one that came immediately to mind when I saw the prompt. It remains true for me, even after years since its creation. It was published in … Continue reading
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Tagged broken places, darning socks, free of rupture, pain, poem, Poets United, prompt, soul weaving
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Soul's Music 