
women’s club struts strength
in sun’s solidarity
shoreline’s freedom trail
Jeanne Poland's Poetry Blog
06 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Four Abreast, Poetry Tags: Four Abreast, in sun's solidarity, shoreline's freedom trail, struts strength, women's club

women’s club struts strength
in sun’s solidarity
shoreline’s freedom trail
05 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Eco-friendly, Poetry Tags: bike strokes, Eco-friendly, land loves leaps of faith, root dances, sun rays, wispy whirls of wheels

land loves leaps of faith
root dances-bike strokes-sun rays
wispy whirls of wheels
04 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Frazzled, Poetry Tags: Elizabeth Stanton, feelers at attention, Frazzzled, HUT!, tail end held aloft, tipsy top frazzle

illustrated by Elizabeth Stanton
.
Tipsy top frazzle
feelers at attention; HUT!
tail end held aloft!
03 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Ginger's House, Poetry Tags: fabric, fed and loved, Ginger's House, hem, Kavi, spicy, violets thrive

Ginger’s spicy house:
where violets thrive; fabric’s hemmed;
and Kavi’s fed and loved.
02 Jun 2016 1 Comment
in Poetry, water Tags: catch, float, freeze, ponder, puddle, respect, slurp tongue, swim, throw, tip-toes, water

Water me
Swim me
Tip your toe
Slurp your tongue.
Freeze me
Throw me
Catch me
Puddle me.
Float me
Dive me
Ponder me
Respect me.
Jeanne Poland
June, 2016
02 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Bird Ankles, Poetry Tags: beak to grasp, Bird Ankles, Elizabeth Stanton, eyes to capture vital gems, stilts for feathers, wings to soar

sketch by Elizabeth Stanton
.
stilts for feathers, wings
to soar, beak to grasp, eyes to
capture vital gems
01 Jun 2016 Leave a comment
in Poetry, Terror Tags: heart of terror, long-cherished beliefs about control, naked, raw What-is-the-meaning -of-life-anguish, sense of powerlessness, Sheri Holman, Terror

Sheri Holman
.
“Spending time on the pediatric cancer ward
among dead and dying children
will make you question just about everything you’ve ever held to be true,” she said.
“Especially long-cherished beliefs about control;
the ability to choose correctly and thus guarantee a good outcome for your life.
This sense of powerlessness —
not the delicious, tingly vampire-novel chills, or the kind of sexy-scared way we feel when we’re falling in love —
but naked, raw What-is-the-Meaning-of-Life anguish,
is at the heart of terror for me.”
31 May 2016 Leave a comment
in I need to see my grandchildren grow, Poetry Tags: bike, creative, curiosity, dropping seeds, every week, flashing light, Fun, grandmother, I need to see my grandchildren grow, love-rays, loyalty, quicksilver lady, respect, spin things

Annika Chef ready to grill
.
Every week
I need to see my grandchildren grow
To know
They have a grandmother such as I
Pie-in-the-sky
Creative quicksilver lady dropping seeds
With needs
Built in for curiosity, loyalty, respect and fun
To run
And bike and spin things-flashing light shining love-rays
Every week.
30 May 2016 Leave a comment
in Moment, Poetry Tags: bellow, found treasure, illuminating research, iPhone6+, library of life, Moment, personal memory stacks, whisper

iPhone6+ shot of poster in my library
.
Choose to whisper
or
bellow
each found treasure
of
illuminating research
in
the
library of life:
your personal memory stacks.
29 May 2016 Leave a comment
in Poetry, What Can You Do For Your Country? Tags: flag, JohnFKennedy, never ending generosity, trauma affects the entire human organism, What Can You Do For Your Country?


Fighting for your country
folds into your whole organic make-up.
It requires a never ending generosity,
a dedication of spirit.
.
John F Kennedy
In his inauguration speech, President Kennedy said: “In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility — I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it — and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”