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Tag Archives: Loss
BEST TEEN POET WINNER
CORONACATION Usually I pick at my nails until raw skin is revealed;But, I painted them blue this week.Last week they were purple,And the week before, yellow.The couch has a permanent dip in the middleFrom where I’ve glued myself all day—For … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged best teen poet, Coronavirus, Future, graduation, Hope, Loss, Nostalgia, October Project Poetry Contest, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Contest, senior, Spring, stuck at home, teen, Time
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Yesterday’s Promise
YESTERDAY’S PROMISE What flows In the marrow of winter’s cold bones Flows in your own Veins of mystery Move the spirit In a flood through your body As you feel the pulse of blood surge Remembering love There’s more that … Continue reading
Posted in October Project, Poetry
Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Childhood, disappear, Emil Adler, Favorite Poems, Julie Flanders, Loss, Love, Marina Belica, mystery, new, Now, october project, October Project Music, Poem, poety, Spring, surprise, tree, yesterday
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What Remains
WHAT REMAINS There is a white, almost invisible line Where there used to be a thick, white scar And before that, an angry red numbness And before that The wound that opened For you to leave And be free of … Continue reading
Posted in October Project, Poetry
Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, birth, Emil Adler, Fear, Future, going, Grief, Growing Up, Julie Flanders, Life, Loss, Marina Belica, mother, Motherhood, Nostalgia, october project, October Project Music, older, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, rebirth, Sadness, Spring, Youth
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White Woods
WHITE WOODS You skid the black ice of the nightSwervingLeft and rightA zigzagging diagonalDazed awakeAs if in a video gameBeing chased by ghostsWhirling for escapeThe heavy night scraping against youScratching your face You leave the car in the snowTaking in … Continue reading
Posted in October Project, Poetry
Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Car Crash, Emil Adler, Faith, Favorite Poems, Humanity, Ice, Julie Flanders, Kindness, Loss, Man, Marina Belica, October Project Music, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Sorrow, Spring, Winter, Woods
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The New World
THE NEW WORLD A blood-red sky looms over EdenThe clouds cannot cry anythingBut ash The grass disappearsFires rage with insatiable greedAs the land bleeds life into the unseen ocean They are beyond emotion The flames rise to praise a dark … Continue reading
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Tagged April, April is Poetry Month, Ash, California, Climate Change, Clouds, Coronavirus, Devestation, Eden, Emil Adler, Emotion, Favorite Poems, Fire, Hope, Julie Flanders, Loss, Marina Belica, october project, October Project Music, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Spring
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An Empty Hanger
Posted in Love, October Project, Poetry
Tagged David Whyte, Emil Adler, History, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Krista Tippett, Life, Loneliness, Loss, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, october project, Omega Institute, Rupi Kaur, Sounds True, Spirit, Yale University
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When I Do
When I Do Mor-Mor warmed up the pie And served it à la mode I can still smell it now And the coffee That overflowed the white, small cup When she poured the cream in The past is … Continue reading
Posted in October Project, Poetry
Tagged Apple Pie, David Whyte, Emil Adler, Healing, Hearth, History, Home, Humanity, Julie Flanders, Kitchen, Krista Tippett, Life, Looking Back, Loss, Marina Belica, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, National Poetry Month, Nostalgia, october project, Omega Institute, On Being, Poem, Reminiscence, Sounds True, Spirit, The Future, The Past, Yale University, Youth
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October Process 