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Tamsin 🍂 🐸 🪞's avatar

Wonderful! I loved them both.

Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

I love these. Thank you.

Cindy Angyal's avatar

I’ve read your poem years ago—loved it then and even more this time!

Especially,”next time, take someone with you.”

Loved your whimsy in “Light”!

David Donoghue's avatar

Delightful writing and descriptions.

Jeni Hankins's avatar

Completely wow, Elizabeth. Thank you for not only one but two exceptional and timely poems. What a gift your work is.

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thanks so much for reading with an open heart, Jeni. 💛🌿🧸

LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

Thank you for these poems. I stayed offline yesterday. I’m so grateful for these this morning.

Shondra Bowie's avatar

Perfect.

poem and cat's avatar

Your poems are so special to read, and so welcome during this time <3

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you, p&c. Glad we're here together. 💛🌿

Elizabeth Beggins's avatar

Even if I can't do much else, I am trying to say things that are true. Thank you for leading the way, Elizabeth.

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

We're starting where we are, doing what we can. Glad to be here with you, Elizabeth.

Weston Parker's avatar

Thanks Elizabeth, tough morning.

Sandy S's avatar

Thank you for sharing your 'light' Elizabeth. It is warm and welcoming this morning.

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you for reading and for being here, Sandy. 💛🌿

Sulima Malzin's avatar

Are you familiar with the "Plowshare Prayer"? I especially love the Damien Riel version on youtube. It has carried me through a number of hard passages.

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

I'll look for it. Thank you, Sulima.

Sulima Malzin's avatar

Thank you, Elizabeth. We will breathe our way through this ... together as always.

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you for reading and for being here, Sulima.

Petrina's avatar

Oh man, Elizabeth, I needed these poems this morning! Grounding in connection with each other, not going it alone, reading words that shine through the lies, opening our eyes to the sunrise. Thank you

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

Thank you for reading and for being here, Petrina, and for the CAC link. 💛🌿

Petrina's avatar

Here are the words that have been shining through for me this morning, just thought I’d share…a reflection on Etty Hillesum from Center for Action and Contemplation: https://cac.org/news/seeking-the-divine-indwelling-we-conspire/

MK Creel's avatar

Thank you for these poems. They were a heart-lift, if only for a moment.

26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

We'll take our moments of heart-lift where we find them. Thank you for reading and for being here, MK.