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One Poem OnlyMourning Politely by Anne CardMourning Politely Anne Card sorry to bother you it's just that
when I was new to the world
he was the first person to ever hold me
please excuse me it's just that
even as an adult
he'd reach for my hand to cross the road
I do apologise for going on
it's just that
i've lost himMore from Anne Card ↓* @annephora on Instagram* Anne Card - Sit for a Spell on SubstackYou can listen to me read Anne Card’s poem, Motherhood, over on Inst...2025-07-3002 min
One Poem OnlySunday Recap & Spin the Weekend by Maggie DeversHere’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Jun 2 - cream soda by Stephanie Valente, Portals on Substack, @stephanie.maria.valente on Instagram; her book, Internet Girlfriend, is out nowJun 3 - Lines Written At Thorp Green by Anne BronteJun 4 - Honey by Debbie Radford, @debbiearadford on Instagram and TikTok; her book, The Enchanted Cottage, is out nowJun 5 - Because that is all it is. by Maggie DeversJun 6 - I open a book by Joan...2025-06-0806 min
One Poem OnlyLines Written At Thorp Green by Anne BrontëLines Written At Thorp Green Anne Brontë 1820 – 1849 That summer sun, whose genial glow
Now cheers my drooping spirit so
Must cold and distant be,
And only light our northern clime
With feeble ray, before the time
I long so much to see.
And this soft whispering breeze that now
So gently cools my fevered brow,
This too, alas, must turn
To a wild blast whose icy dart
Pierces and chills me to the heart,
Before I cease to mourn.
And these bright flowers I love so well,
Verbena, rose and sweet bluebell,
Must droop and die...2025-06-0301 min