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Poetry

Poetry

The Day After

"The morning after the storm / small clusters of maple leaves / scatter over the yard. It must / have… Mary Jean Port
Poetry

Black and White

"every morning I slip robes onto outstretched arms..." Cai Quirk
Poetry

Fall Made

"I smear my skin / with schisms of the songs I heard at night, / tales of a God who… Matt Rosen
Poetry

Breathing

"God and I play a game. / She blows air into me. / I blow it back at her..." Christine Hall Stinson
Poetry

Birthing Still

"Having not given birth to a child, / I have not held the echo of my husband’s smile..." Sandra K. Olson
Poetry

Labyrinth

"Take these rocks you’ve carried from forever / The ones that make your shoulders ache and tense..." Melissa Foster
Poetry

Finding God

“God is everywhere but He is losing.”—Margaret Atwood Ed Higgins
Poetry

Saint Paul Meets a Quaker Lady

FJ Poetry: ”In the fulness of personal time...” Nancy Thomas
Poetry

Summer Sky

FJ Poetry: “News came / of your death, and the summer sky / dissolved to black...” Elizabeth Corse
Poetry

After They Bombed the Maternity Ward

FJ Poetry: “Light is birthed in the hospital basement...” Tamara Kreutz
Poetry

My Body

The breath comes in. / I don’t know why. / I didn’t decide, / I didn’t try. Bud Clark
Poetry

Skaters

Disturbing oaks’ reflections, / the water striders swirl, spin, still / in the river’s quiet curl... Karen Kilcup
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