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In high summer, Season my fragrant black tea With the spice of autumn: Cardamom and ginger, Cinnamon and clove. Let me taste the coming Chill, Even as the sun Burns my skin. In feast and abundance, I will sip bitter Dandelion root tea With black pepper. I will taste Lent and Remember.
I’ve written poems for as long as I can remember but it wasn’t until college that I began to examine my process and learn strategies for writing when the words and images didn’t come easily. I thought it would be fun to adapt one of the exercises I learned to include prayer and focus on […]
I am taking in the laundry Off the line, Goal-oriented, focused- The dew is setting. I think I see A light burst in the goldenrod, When I turn my head, There is only green fading to black. To the left, Another light Flickers out In the milkweed. I return to the laundry- Busy being busy. […]
It is difficult to appreciate something you already possess- even more so if it is something with which you were born. It requires a conscious effort. You have to stop and think about something that has always been yours and then recognize that others don’t have it and then turn to God with gratitude. That […]
March 2023 – Jessica Orr The Lake churns under a sky that promises rain, As I listen to questions with answers I cannot explain And the wind and the water, a liquid refrain. Why do I return to this place, again and again? I sit at the foot of my Father’s lighthouse and hear The […]
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