Category Archives: Poetry

Sunflower Boy

Posted on June 11, 2019 by janehwilson

Was it a giant sunflower floating across the Longsuffering dirt front of that Bedraggled apartment building? I smiled My heart lifted Was that miserable landlord ascending to some newfound level of decency? I drew closer to see what was afoot … Continue reading →

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Tend My Garden

Posted on May 30, 2019 by janehwilson

It’s not gardening or Writing It’s gardening so that I can write Nourishing so that I can create Healing so that My heart is free

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Glorious, Empty Saturday

Posted on January 16, 2019 by janehwilson

Snow is coming, and I am free for a glorious two days of doing exactly as I please. It is glorious And empty Empty and Glorious Glorious – The thing you feel when the shining sun reaches down through the … Continue reading →

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Boundaries

Posted on August 22, 2018 by janehwilson

It’s been quite a while since I posted anything.  My mother died last October and I have felt quite silent since then.  But I wrote this little poem the other day.  Don’t ask me to explain it because I can’t. … Continue reading →

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Love Buzz

Posted on October 22, 2017 by janehwilson

Two pieces of sizzly, juicy quiche Nose to nose on a plate Waiting to be devoured Two steaming cups of coffee So much better than one Two people cuddled up together for a time In a warm cozy bed As … Continue reading →

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A Goodly Cleansing

Posted on August 2, 2017 by janehwilson

She woke up one day Knowing that it was Time to clean house Inside and out © JEHW 2017

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I Am Published Again

Posted on June 13, 2017 by janehwilson

  I am published again.  My new anthology Make No Assumptions is now available on Amazon in paperback and kindle versions.  It is an anthology of short stories, poetry and memoir.  click here  You can read more about it on my new page … Continue reading →

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Grounded-ness

Posted on May 10, 2017 by janehwilson

Tie me down Tie me up Tie me to the river The ground I am grounded I choose this grounding This earthliness For a time—an age My home now—a tether for My spirit My soul My body I will learn … Continue reading →

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Denial

Posted on March 9, 2017 by janehwilson

Denial When you look at her With different eyes You see that she was The prettier one Sad expression even then though Perhaps her older sister Denied her education Because she couldn’t Bear her to be the Smarter one too … Continue reading →

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Stardust and Playdoh

Posted on January 30, 2017 by janehwilson

The planet spins round and round in a galaxy of other planets A universe of galaxies And we are nothing but stardust formed together like Playdoh All petty hatred and greed and striving for greatness is none but Foolishness All … Continue reading →

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