Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.
May 5 - How often we greet each other with worries by Maggie Devers
May 6 - Renewal of Strength by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
May 7 - For My Daughter by Maggie Devers
May 8 - Held by Maggie Devers
May 9 - Circe by H.D.
May 10 - What the Thrush Said by John Keats
May 11 -
Mother is a verb.
She does, does, does.
Even when she’s not moving, she holds,
Holds babies, feelings, everything that will fit in her two arms.
She can carry the entire world if you ask her,
Especially if you say please
She can’t help herself,
She is strength personified.
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I’m looking for poetry that lets the light in.
Selected works from this submission period will be episodes around the winter solstice. In the ancient tradition, I’m looking for words that celebrate rebirth, renewal, and a return to the light.
Deadline is Thursday, October 30.
