Author Archives: janehwilson

Replenishment

Replenishment The woods stand Cloaked in misty Hope A quiet has descended As all await the promised Rain This draught has tested Us beyond our limits And we are longing For replenishment. JEHW November 17, 2014

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Room For Poetry – A year of poems written together

Room For Poetry A Year of Poems Written Together By: Yvonne Campbell, Joan Garrabrant, Glenda Kotchish, Sarah Posey, Emily Walls Ray, and myself, Jane Holliday Wilson I am very excited to announce that some of my poetry is published!!! Room … Continue reading

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Ghoulish

Ghoulish Fog is thick on the Lake today Some might call It ghoulish Heron seems to Think me a ghoul As my footfall on The wooden bridge Disrupts her fishing She squawks And glides away A tentative rain Drop by … Continue reading

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Consider This A Gift

Consider This A Gift I rose early Longing to find The blood moon eclipse. I hurried to the lake. No moon to be found anywhere. Instead In the center of the cove — Elegant crane — graceful, erect. Her narrow … Continue reading

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Squirrel Wisdom

Squirrel Wisdom Squirrel scurries up the branch As I approach. I say to him, “No need of that. I am your friend.” But he knows that Were he to stop to visit I would have to touch him – Give … Continue reading

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Truth Is

Truth Is Truth is I love this march Toward the Solstice And back out again The calling of The darkness toward Resting Regrouping Rethinking Life and its rhythms The gathering in of harvest In order to Refresh Reframe And return … Continue reading

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Drought

Drought Quietly While no one was looking A drought has Settled on the lake She knows this all too well Her edges exposed Her face covered in algae She is vulnerable now And so am I JEHW First full day … Continue reading

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Sweet Jasmine and Grassy Toes

Sweet Jasmine and Grassy Toes Ancient farmhouse Flanked by hollies Sweet scented jasmine arbor At the gate Thick green grassy summertime Grass Daddy making deep Mossy paths with the Push mower Me with my round Four-year-old belly Dancing along Behind … Continue reading

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Word Play

Word Play Yesterday I wrote. I wrote all afternoon Because it took All morning to Get started. Getting started was Hard to do. I had to get some things Off my desk first — Some forms that needed forming up, … Continue reading

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Worth a Hoot

Worth a Hoot the reality is I have to write because I can’t draw worth a hoot JEHW 7/30/14

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