Creating a Poet
By Anne Nowelski
Inspiration piece

I’m taking a nap while swinging
it’s very relaxing so relaxing
Sure, take a nap, just don’t let go.
so relaxing
the swinging back and forth
the sun shining down on me
Warm against your cheek, like a kiss.
the wind going by my ear
Like a whisper?
my legs going forward and back
the swing squeaking
A gentle creaking above us.
The sound of distant children laughing.
of dogs yipping and yapping
people talking by the slide
Yes, people talking.
Damp mulch under our feet.
wood chips they’re wood chips
Okay, the scent of damp wood chips.
more pushes please pushes please

Bookmarks
By Kathleen Finn Jordan
Inspiration piece

Bookmark the moment
Bookmark the page
Bookmark the budget
Bookmark the rage
Bookmark the war, the hunger, the pain
Bookmark the earthquake, tsunami, flood rain
Bookmark the efforts against greed and bad will
Bookmark the homeless, the graft, and the kill
Bookmark the progress, the regress, the fight
Bookmark the prayer card, the message, what’s right
Life’s full of bookmarks, as community builds
The new house on the corner, the playground, the thrills
The tutor that gives time, the coach that’s a cop
The reverend that counsels, the old man in the shop
Community of givers creates a network of friends
Significant moments, our memory’s bookends.

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