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Three Flakes on the Front Door by Barbara Leonhard (MY FRONT DOOR Series)
Originally posted on Silver Birch Press: Three Flakes on the Front Door by Barbara Leonhard Front doors, gateways to stories held in the arms of lovers. Brides and babies travel over thresholds that welcome spring’s warm breeze, summer’s first bees, autumn’s tumbling leaves, winter’s freeze for child play in drifts…
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Dark Apostle
Rising shadows of flames, dressed in deep void, I arrive to burn the bramble of your complacent life. You hide inside this clay façade, live for self in idle pleasure, slumber in this carcass of addiction and desire. I hold you down as you writhe in agony, thrive on…
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Sink into Your Knowing
stone skipping over stream sinks into deep mysteries magical inner sight instincts intuition magnificent sun fire blazing wisdom center earth rising in shimmering waves “Sink into Your Knowing”, revised an old post, 05/08/2020 ©Barbara Harris Leonhard@extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog Image “Center Earth Rising”: ©Martha Harris, Martha’s Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog
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Sunday Best: saplings
FREE VERSE REVOLUTION chose my poem “A Rocky Start” as one of the top three for the weekly challenge Saplings. (UPDATE: This poem is archived – the link no longer works – because FREE VERSE REVOLUTION has a new literary magazine. If you wish to access this link, let me…
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The Wound Still Waits
Recently published on phoebemd.com (PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry) as part of my article on infertility. Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 3) The Wound Still Waits The bandage torn From new flesh Releases wails The wound still Imbibes air The scab hides deep repair Let it rest. Wait…
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Avoiding the Tragedy: A Look into Disease Prevention
The final section of my article on measles encephalitis published by phoebemd.com. Thank you, Phoebe! HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor Part 1 – Hope Was Not a Loss: A Story About Measles Encephalitis Part 2 – Learning How to Walk Again: Barbara’s Story Back in 1957, the year…
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A Rocky Start
Sapling, you shoot roots in the shallow bucket engorged with sharp bits of seed hulls left by the squirrels, picked at by cardinals. Your tender, slender stem, elongated spine, extends from cracked dirt in a clay flower pot, the old home of an expired aloe vera plant. Can your…
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Learning How to Walk Again: Barbara’s Story
Phoebemd.com published the second part of my article on recovering fully from measles encephalitis. The link to Part 1 is provided. The article is based on one of my poetry podcasts on Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul found at meelosmom.podbean.com. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Part 1…
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