Category Archives: Poetry

Will You Listen?

Posted on July 28, 2016 by janehwilson

Will You Listen? I am speaking To you Will you Listen? Through the starry Goddess in the sky Is she Mary? Mother Goddess? Or just me Calling you out To play? Through the cool Shady stone of This seat Hands … Continue reading →

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What I Want for My Children

Posted on June 28, 2016 by janehwilson

Upward mobility—of course Don’t we all? But not in the form of things Like cars and jobs and houses The evolution I crave On their behalf Is upward mobility Of the soul The square toed repose Of nirvana The sacred … Continue reading →

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Arise, Sing, Tis Easter

Posted on March 29, 2016 by janehwilson

She used to make: • The ham biscuits • The green beans • The deviled eggs • The potato salad • The fruit salad • The coconut cake • The sweet tea • The Easter Baskets Now her energy is … Continue reading →

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Breathe

Posted on March 1, 2016 by janehwilson

Where is my white lace? I am Aliza My breath is your breath My consumptive lungs—your lungs My broken heart—your heart My son is dying slowly One brain cell at a time You may think him your father I know … Continue reading →

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Let’s Meet at Deetjen’s

Posted on January 9, 2016 by janehwilson

Let’s Meet at Deetjen’s Recently, my daughters and I took an enchanted trip to Big Sur, California and stayed at the magical Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn. It was very hard to leave. So I wrote this little poem to remember … Continue reading →

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Floundering

Posted on November 13, 2015 by janehwilson

Floundering It is dusk I drive east from the Retirement community And think to myself alone, “I am floundering.” Do flounder actually flounder? Or is it only a human thing, This floundering? I have seen a flounder Fighting for her … Continue reading →

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Heart Shaped Muffins

Posted on October 8, 2015 by janehwilson

Heart Shaped Muffins Heart shaped muffins No special recipe Just a store bought package Add water Bake The worst possible Assemblage of ingredients No nutrition Not even real berries Only sugary blue things But then, what is the Nutritional value … Continue reading →

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In the Garden – A Summer Solstice Story

Posted on July 1, 2015 by janehwilson

In the Garden A Summer Solstice Story The longest day of the year is over and now we head Inch by inch, day by day Into the darkening. There is a sadness in The garden today It happened while we … Continue reading →

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It’s So Easy To Dismiss Him

Posted on May 8, 2015 by janehwilson

It’s So Easy To Dismiss Him It’s so easy to dismiss him now, This man whose mind betrays him. This man once full of vibrant energy Of hand-holding devotion Of physical long-tall presence Of booming lyric voice Of cross-country travels … Continue reading →

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What I Like About Buzzards

Posted on March 25, 2015 by janehwilson

What I Like About Buzzards Wobbly buzzards Flying in the air What I admire about them – They are ugly and they just don’t care They seem to hang out together And work together And play around in the sky … Continue reading →

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