The Write Stuff Granddaughter writes her nameon library craft box of crayons.It leads to memory-drawn convobetween her mother and I,sharing how our journeys began. Mine that of plastic pen, metal nib,and well of ink, scratches betweenlines of news-stock, bland paper. She, with ball-point on smoothwhite, had trouble with cursivecapitals “G” and “F.” Letters became words;…
Category: poetry
The Oracle Speaks — Born Blue
Born Blue I remember my young self,cool-marbled hard smileof need,growled & devouring;a ghost,a secret seer,a girl of soft red velvet,a poisoned dark cake. Born blue,always listening,less for eternitybut [for] my home. Poet magnet set
Breathe Deep
Breathe Deep One becomes many,building, pausing;alone again, praying,falling, melancholy,subdued, sustained. Incremental lightconversations of whathope might look like. Warmth spreads, grows,turning eyes skyward.There! Daybreak! Tears stream each cheek,air perfumedwith roses and birdsong.Breathe deep. Kim is today’s host for dVerse’ Poetics Tuesday. Kim says:Now listen to ‘Adagio for Strings’ conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and played by the…
Re-Blog from Turtle Talk: Three Fires Confederacy Reclaims the Straits as a Place of Anishinaabe Ceremony and Collective Action AND… GOOD NEWS ON LINE 5. !NEW UPDATE! (at bottom)
AND from Yesterday was a HUGE win! Governor Gretchen Whitmer and EGLE Director Phil Roos took bold action, announcing they are halting a key tunnel permit and reopening the review. This follows the Michigan Supreme Court’s July 31 ruling, which restored the Michigan Environmental Protection Act and the public trust as the measure of what…
dVerse — Heaven’s Guru
Heaven’s Guru Soft, tender-voiceddemeanor,proper-framed, safe,bat-eared, emo-attuned,gentled, timeless-eyeddot in a sacred circlebulls-eye to teach whywe aren’t crazy. Lessons repeatedpainted with scripture’s brushher hand holds. A beneficent-regardingbodhisattva,teaching yetfrom heaven’sperch. Today’s poem is dedicated to my guru and friend who led a support group for many years for victims of sexual assault. Her meticulous unraveling of the mechanics…
