Thursday, October 31, 2024

Trying

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt


Would you like to send a poem and a gift to a poetry friend by mid-December (or just send a poem) (or just receive a poem or poem and a gift)? We have multiple options for the Holiday Poem Swap 2024! How quickly can you sign up? Registration will be ending Sunday November 3rd! Email me (tabatha at tabathayeatts dot com).


I've been trying to remain calm while continually praying that our country does not choose misogyny, white supremacy, and fascism. I wish I could feel confident that it was out of the question. What are American values? We're about to find out.

While I go fix myself a soothing cup of tea, here's an upbeat poem by Sheree Fitch:

Do Your Best Under the Circumstances
Sheree Fitch

There is no land of perfect, child.
There is no sea of ease.
There is no candy apple trail.
There’s broccoli and peas.

There is no suit of armour, child.
There’s arrows and there’s pain.
But when your heart is broken, child...

read the rest here

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Reverie has the Poetry Friday round-up. Thanks, Patricia!

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