A place to gather words before they get lost.
and the crows are up to no good — Ali Liebegott
Mayhem on the lawn, again, these birds gather in their murder, raising such thunderous racket at the break of dawn, the quiet but an hour away
Day 22 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by “Hope” by Ali Liebegott https://poets.org/poem/hope-0
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides — Maya Angelou
Constant, in motion, every moment of every day, true – the way the moon always pulls on the ocean: that's me, reaching for you
Day 21 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by 'Still I Rise' by Maya Angelou https://poets.org/poem/still-i-rise
Fluttering inside, fluttering inside — Esther Belin
There's promises and pledges yet to be broken - such chattering -
but
still:
we're stretching our angled bodies in anticipation of release
Day 20 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by 'I Hope To God You Will Not Ask' by Esther Belin https://poets.org/poem/i-hope-god-you-will-not-ask
The river bridges and star charts and song harmonies All in service to a simple idea: That we can make a house called tomorrow ... — Alberto Ríos
Listen to the singing, the calling of harmony, the rhythmic hammering of nails in the boards of the house in the town in the years yet to come
We've sung our way into the past, too – drew upon shared memories of elders, but that's a song of yesterday — today, we holler out hope on behalf of tomorrow
Day 19 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by “A House Called Tomorrow” by Alberto Ríos https://poets.org/poem/house-called-tomorrow
A dazzling thing like day — Elsa Gidlow
Sunglasses come recommended on days such as these, the hours infused with something akin to the hope we all need; a light so bright, it cuts through night
Day 18 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by 'Hope' by Elsa Gidlow https://poets.org/poem/hope-3
Galloping, with abandon, as if dreams depend upon it,
the heart pumps with possibilities, keeping time;
And I am the writer, saddled with memory of moments left behind
Day 17 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by 'How To Triumph Like A Girl' by Ada Limon https://poets.org/poem/how-triumph-girl
Another problem child, wrapped around whiskey bottles in ships sent off into the world, the tufts of Broomsedge thrive where others struggle to remain alive, a seeded invader of unwanted stem and hew, like me and you — green as a child, then interestingly orange as adult, fading to wilted brown in elder age of fallow field— and even then, fire shows its limits, the blue-stem's fiber roots resilient to the point of frustration for farmers, everywhere
for Terry, in response to https://impedagogy.com/wp/blog/2024/12/13/remains-et-al/
And take the hope of dreams in trust — William Stanley Braithwaite
If we must, try, then, for if not, then what, and when?
Day 16 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by 'It's A Long Way' by William Stanley Braithwaite https://poets.org/poem/its-long-way
She quickens her pace - a race to make it back home; cold paws and chilled face
for Algot
with watermelon seeds we swallowed as children ... — Nomi Stone
Wonder what has rooted inside of us - despite warnings of elders, we swallowed it all; maybe there's an entire forest growing inside silent places, the spaces no one else sees, the seeds of abundance and stories
Day 15 for #AdventPoems24 inspired by 'Waiting For Happiness' by Nomi Stone https://poets.org/poem/waiting-happiness