hope is scented like
green tomatoes on the vine,
bitter and earthy
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Tag Archives: Poetry
Silence of Swallowtails
this green world
teems with bees, toads, and slugs,
we’re never alone
even silence seems happy
when a swallowtail visits
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Hold Fast to Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams fade
Life is a silent symphony
That cannot be played.
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Art and Artifice
Every child dreams,
creates art,
writes poetry,
sings songs.
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June Came Late
June came late,
after May rains slanted,
and gardens were planted. Continue reading
Poem for Peace
On the edge of a knife,
words sustain my life,
address
my stress
and lessen household strife.
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Rebirth
Holding Light
Any vessel
can hold
light.
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Cloud Path
Even in the clouds,
I see paths
drawing me
toward them.
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Camouflage
Hidden in the shadows,
afraid to move outside our comfort zones,
it’s easy to forget we can fly.
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In Search of a Metaphor
Each day I’m drawn in
turtle-tight.
I mourn the old way
I shopped, the old way
I chatted with co-workers,
gossiped as Yelena cut my hair,
or watched my children walk,
with heavy schoolbooks. Continue reading
You Can’t Cancel Spring
Daffodils break through old leaves
beside the greening grass,
and warming sunshine draws
tiny caterpillars from their eggs. Continue reading
Friendly Fairy Tales 