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Poem of the Day: After a While

Posted in poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, words, Write, Writer, writing on 03/20/2009| 2 Comments »

After A While

After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul.

And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean security.

And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises.

And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes ahead, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child.

And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. .

After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much.

So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to leave you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure;
You really are strong, you really do have worth.
And you learn, and you learn
With every goodbye you learn.

-Veronica Shoftsall

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Poem of the Day: Sonnet

Posted in poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, words, Write, Writer, writing on 03/08/2009| 1 Comment »

Sonnet

I can’t sleep in case a few things you said
no longer apply. The matter’s endless,
but definitions alter what’s ahead
and you and words are like a hare and tortoise.
(continue)

-Alice Oswald

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Poem of the Day: Whose Mouth Do I Speak With

Posted in poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, Rancourt, words, Write, Writer, writing on 03/01/2009| Leave a Comment »

Whose Mouth Do I Speak With

I can remember my father bringing home spruce gum.
He worked in the woods and filled his pockets
with golden chunks of pitch.
For his children
he provided this special sacrament
and we’d gather at this feet, around his legs,
bumping his lunchbox, and his empty thermos rattled inside.

(continue)

-Suzanne Rancourt

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