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Archive for August, 2007

One More Poem

One more poem for August. I’ll be back to work after maternity leave starting tomorrow, so who knows how much writing I’ll get done…

Before Rain, a Cry and Darkness

Shadows drive into the house as welcome
afternoon calm, a soft invasion asking
for light and reconciliation.
Before the rain begins, the sky gives pause
and waits for permission, [...]

Discipline

I realize now that I have no discipline. Which is why I depend on my friend Oliver for challenges. So he talked about mystery, and I wrote it. He also is writing a poem a day in August, and while I’m nowhere near that, I’m up to 2 for the month, which is 2 more [...]