let me love what is hereafter Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s Acceptance soft blue whisper of day’s beginning maple’s sturdy reaching toward light children safe in daring dreamscapes a lover curled in passion’s pursuance unfathomable grief twisting in shattered hearts joy leading mourning’s parade toward peace bodies that beautiful on the ribs of Hope’s heaving here is… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 14
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POEM A DAY – January 13
Today's poem is inspired by a line in another poem: Through Her Discipline of Kindness by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. In December, I sent Rosemerry an email asking her if it would be okay to pull inspiration from her daily poems if the creative need arises. She responded enthusiastically with a 'yes'! I get a few… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 13
POEM A DAY – January 7
Pulled a line from Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem, 'Building the World We Believe In' In second grade, I remember…After Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s ‘Building the World We Believe In’ The classroom was on the second floorascending the giant staircase, twenty-kids wide at leastmy stomach always scrambling at my heelsanxiety wrapped around my ribs like honey I… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 7
POEM A DAY – January 5
Today's poem was inspired by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer's poem of the day: 'Give up Rosemerry, He Wrote In His Letter’ What Beauty Arrives As I Let Go?After Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer’s ‘Give up Rosemerry, He Wrote In His Letter’ I forward fold into the Taoist concept of wu weimy muscles protest yet strengthenmy eyes close, my… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 5
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