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March 15, 2019March 7, 2019 elenasgrace

A Valentine to the Earth

Earth, heart, tear, art, breath, bear “The aching joys, the dizzying raptures The still, sad music of humanity” I steal words from Wordsworth because I see the worth of the words But he had it wrong The music of humanity isn’t still or sad It’s a chant calling forth wisdom From the earth and all … Continue reading A Valentine to the Earth

March 10, 2017March 11, 2017 elenasgrace

A Toast to A Poet

I am a poet  I scrape the insides of my mind Excavate old wounds, old scars For the pleasure of others I  Write so furiously A thunderstorm struggles to keep up I writeandwriteandwriteandwriteandwrite Until I  Stop Dead in my tracks Out of words Out of food for the soul And then I start again When … Continue reading A Toast to A Poet

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