Since Poetry Breakfast was kind enough to publish another of my poems today, I’m going to take time out of the month of poets I admire to put it here on my blog too. I hope you’ll stop by and take a look at the Poetry Breakfast site. One of my favorites.
I’ve grown quiet here. My mind
has opened to woodsong
and the smell of earth turned
by a trowel.
I enjoy solitude, even when regrets
or the throb of an old lover happen by.
Sometimes I invite them in, make
a ritual of teacups on starched linen,
a silver server for the scones.
We reminisce ’til shadows trace
across the floor, call them away.
Afterwards, I tidy up, wipe away
drops spilled in the pouring. I save
the leftovers though they’re getting stale.
I may crumble them on the porch rail
tomorrow for sparrows
before I garden.
– Sarah Russell
First published in Poetry Breakfast
… crumble them on the porch rail …
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Thank you for pointing us to Poetry Breakfast. Everything thing there is delicious.
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My favorite way to start the day! Glad you like it too, Janna.
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this paints such a lovely picture of serenity-
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Thanks, Beth.
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