Posts Tagged ‘poem’
The Life of a Leaf
By SHELIA BLAND Nibbled on Rained on Wind tossed Chilled Scorched Uprooted Disoriented Fallen Downtrodden Besmirched Disintegrated Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
Poem: Bubbles of Frustration
By SHELIA BLAND Bubbles of Frustration Rise up to engulf me As I struggle to hang on To my optimism. Frustration bubbles Cloud my vision As I try to maintain My “Seeing everything As for the first time” view. Grasping at my idealism As to some coveted treasure I rescue from burial – I lash out at the bubbles Popping them Sending up little squeals Of delight with each pop. Goodbye frustration One bubble at a time Steady but sure – Knowing that even those bubbles That escape me Will suffer the certain Eventual Pop! Shelia Bland lives in Midtown Phillips. She has been writing most of her life to help herself understand the experiences and people in her shared world.
HOW DO YOU TREAT THE STRANGER AT YOUR DOOR
By Barb Tilsen How do you treat the stranger at your door The one who comes in need of comfort with no place to sleep Little food Just the few possessions they can carry in one move This question is before us all around the world People displaced, on the move from the dangerous and intolerable The refugee, the homeless the one seeking harbor and safety at the border, on your doorstep fleeing the storms of the world How do we treat the stranger at our door Like the Lady in the harbor raising the torch poetry in her arms welcoming all to this shore Or with barbed wire, the wall, the guns, the fear It all comes home to rest in our front yard now Just across the street in our beloved park Yes we need compassion and love But the harsh reality of hunger, unmet needs of no place else to go demands concrete solutions As neighbors we act to meet the need Bring food and supplies We call and organize in all the ways we [...]
