November 11, 2016 by margaretsmn
Poetry Friday is with Jama at Jama’s Alphabet Soup
When I consider
feathers on a mourning dove
I know loveWhen I consider
chimes ring for an evening breeze
I know loveWhen I consider
roses he bought just-because
I know loveWhen I consider
pages that breathe a true life
I know loveWhen I consider small things
I am whole & here–Margaret Simon
(Haiku sonnet on the opening line of Shakespeare’s Sonnet XV)
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2 Linda Mitchell at A Word Edgewise
3 Mary Lee at A Year of Reading
4 Donna Smith at Mainly Write
5 Irene Latham at Live your Poem
6 Jan Godown Annino at BookseedStudio
7 Rose Cappelli at Imagine the Possibilities
8 Denise Krebs at Dare to Care
9 Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche
10 Molly Hogan at Nix the Comfort Zone
11 Buffy Silverman
12 Janet Fagel at Reflections on the Teche
13 Jone Rush MacCulloch
14 Susan Bruck at Soul Blossom Living
15 Wendy Taleo at Tales in eLearning
16 Heidi Mordhorst at my juicy little universe
17 Tricia Stohr Hunt at The Miss Rumphius Effect
18 Linda Baie at Teacher Dance
19 Carol Varsalona at Beyond Literacy Link
20 Robyn Hood Black at Life on the Deckle Edge
21 Leigh Anne Eck at A Day in the Life
22 Ruth Hersey at There is No Such Thing as a God-forsaken Town
23 Janice Scully at Salt City Verse
24 Tabatha Yeatts at The Opposite of Indifference
25 Shari Daniels at Islands of my Soul
26 Tim Gels at Yet There is Method
27 Rebecca Newman
28 Catherine Flynn at Reading to the Core
29 Christie Wyman at Wondering and Wondering
30 Michelle Kogan at More Art 4 All
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Beauty, as always, in your words. I’m so glad and we are so fortunate that you work with children.
Margaret, you certainly brought a peaceful tone to the opening of my day. These lines resonate with me: “When I consider
pages that breathe a true life” and of course the ending. It is a great feeling to be comforted by poetry during a week of upheaval.
Your poem is a windchime, Margaret. Thank you! xo
Lovely poem, Margaret! We especially needed a dose of love and beauty this week. Thank you.
I, too, have been looking for those small things to keep me grounded. I agree with Irene’s comment, Margaret. Just lovely.
Love and poetry give hope. Essential.
What a beautiful sentiment. We cannot change the world, but we can do our part to fill our small corner of it with love.
“whole and here”, a celebration of a poem, Margaret. It’s lovely to see what you did with your ‘haiku sonnet’!
Sublime. Love is found in simple acts that say profound things.
Love the haiku sonnet, and the sentiments. When I touch someone’s heart in what I read, I know love.
So beautiful. Thank you! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
Trust you to come forth with something so inspirational and do-able. Thanks, Margaret!
Lovely, especially the line: “pages that breathe a true life”.
When the big picture is too scary to look at…look small. Good advice.
I tend to withdraw into my own little shell. I know I’ll need to come out at some point, but not yet.
As others have mentioned, this is so peaceful and inspirational…just what we need.
Simply gorgeous, Margaret. Your words are so peaceful and reassuring.