time-brewed
birch bark-scented
wisdom
wait
listen
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Tag Archives: poem
Climbing with Elegance
she rose above
her naysayers and nodded yes,
you can do it, too
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Rose Poetry
pink petals
scent rises like hope
music on the wind
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Sea Holly Hats
sea holly hats,
fascinators on the thinnest stems
with royal collars
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Cheeriest Blooms
the cheeriest blooms
bring the sun
out of hiding
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Strength in Contrast
purple and yellow
delicate spires and broad leaves
but contrast succeeds
when we are free to disagree,
we make each other stronger
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Firecracker Red
firecracker red roses
bring back sangria-sweetened
hot afternoons
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Truth to Power
She cannot give her name.
She cannot give her address
for fear ICE will come Continue reading
Bread-Oven Sun
when the bread-oven sun
summer-bakes the earth
still the rain will fall, cooling
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Girls Gather
girls gather
on swings, flying high
laughter on the wind
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An Ocean of Thanks
An ocean of thanks
to dads who raise faces
to the dawn, holding
up the sky on broad shoulders,
for their children.
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Summer Poem Swap
June Song
–by Irene Latham
Let me be sun
kissing horizon each morning
warming lake
to bathwater. Continue reading
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