Poetry

Poetry

Confessions of an Ex-Elder

"In the early days / before the great divorce / we used the dreadful language / of compliance..." Nancy Thomas
Poetry

Receive Me

. . . and a woman named Martha received him into her house. Luke 10:38 Paul Willis
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Perennials

"When I biked up the hills / to your house, I saw you / planting bulbs in your yard..." Mary Timberlake
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A Way

"Some saints point with wooden spoons, and pray with brooms..." James Littwin
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Benediction, Eastern Correctional

"Seated in a circle in the small room allowed us, the men wear their prison greens, like gas station attendants..." Ingrid Blaufarb Hughes
Poetry

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Dear Mr./Ms. [Insert Name Here]: We are sorry writing to inform youof the death of your son/daughter [Choose one]. As… Katherine Shehadeh
Poetry

Six Poems

Poems by recognized poet and clerk of Cuba Yearly Meeting of Friends. Jorge Luis Peña Reyes
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The Roses

"Beyond the wall the distant roses shone, / the roses not their roses, not their own..." Paul Willis
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Right Plant, Right Place

Since we chose our seeds / to cast upon rocky soil, / let's not blame the ground. Margaret Fisher
Poetry

If You Can’t Love an Ordinary Bird

"If you can’t love an ordinary bird, / a cardinal, for example, on a branch..." Neil Kennedy
Poetry

Upon Reflection

"Locked out after Letterman, / hesitant to knock, / I tried to find my keys..." Amy Baskin
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The Second Million Miles

"Sometimes you need / to learn to travel in the quiet." Bill Jolliff
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