Category: Poem
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Poetry Reading 2: Three-Penny Memories, “Hyperion Raises Doubts”
Hello and Welcome! I invite you to listen to my discussion of Chapter 1 in my debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, and my reading of my poem “Hyperion Raises Doubts”. The audio explains the themes and stories in Chapter 1. The audio is around 10 minutes long.…
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My Mourning Heart by Barbara Harris Leonhard
My Mourning Heart by Barbara Harris Leonhard site: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog@BarbaraLeonhar4 -In response to “Melancholie”, a Statue created … My Mourning Heart by Barbara Harris Leonhard Thank you, Gabriela Marie Milton, for publishing my poem on MasticadoresUSA today!
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Ode to the Wounds by Barbara Harris Leonhard — MasticadoresUsa // Editora: Gabriela Marie Milton
My gratitude to Gabriela Marie Milton for publishing my poem today! Thank you for reading and sharing comments! I appreciate all of you! image: Pixabay by KELLEPICS Ode to the Wounds by Barbara Harris Leonhard https://www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.@BarbaraLeonhar4 The stabs, jabs, stinging words.The betrayals yoked to the neck.The grief planking the lost…
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Collateral Damage — Spillwords
My gratitude to Spillwords for publishing my poem about the collateral damage of Putin’s unhinged attack on Ukraine. I have friends from Ukraine who have lost track of loved ones or who fret daily for their family and friends. The poem leads us to see that war only causes unresolved…
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Not Alone
Lonelinessan illusion –we’re always connectedby threads of lightdreamt and drawn –this webbing cradlesour mindsour heartsour soulslike bonesthat form a whole –we’re not alone –if only we can seeour connections in timeand spacewithout squinting. My poem and drawing are also up on The Wombwell Rainbow today, May 12, 2022. Paul Brookes…
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“Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks” Wins Publication of the Month at Spillwords
I am humbled and pleased to tell you that my poem “Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks” won Publication of the Month of January/February at Spillwords! Thank you for your votes! The poem will appear in the right sidebar widget this month, March 2022, as you can see if you…
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“Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks” – Nominated Publication of the Month at Spillwords
I am honored and grateful to the readers, and Dagmara and her editing staff for yet another honor. May I have your vote? It would mean the world to me. You can vote here: https://spillwords.com/vote/ Voting will cease on 3/1 and soon after they will reveal the winner. Please note, you…
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Bene [a poem] — PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry
By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor A note to encourage you in these challenging times. May you walk through the new year with grace and ease. 232 more words Bene [a poem] — PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry Thank you, Phoebe, for helping me share this blessing. This poem grew out of notes I…
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Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks
New poem up at Spillwords! Thank you Dagmara and the editing staff! This memoir poem is from my poetry collection in progress. I’m looking for a publisher, by the way. 🙏🙏🙏 This poem, as do many in my collection, explores grief, the Mother Wound, our mother-daughter relationship, letting go, and…
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New Year’s Blessing
The year 2021 has slipped into history, the bright spots and shadows all melted away. I see 2022 shaping up into something magical. Different from any year. New, perfect, stunning in its design. Magical, distinctive, one of a kind. It will be fast, like this year, but every moment sublime.…
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