By Elizabeth Landrum
I want to dream a fitting phrase;
I want to fly
into a bowl full
of refrigeratormagnetwords
and watch them land
neat and new
in pages
of poignant meanings.
But birth means mess
and moments of
agony, contraction,
push and sweat.
How long to learn
that the miracle
can happen when
we just let go?
Copyright Elizabeth Landrum 2010
Elizabeth Landrum is a clinical psychologist currently enjoying retirement life on an island in the Salish Sea. She was born in Kentucky, her “home of mind and memory,” and in her 40s was drawn to the Northwest, her “home of heart.” She lived in Edmonds, WA, for 15 years before retiring to Lopez Island where she has found time and inspiration for creative endeavors. She published two chapbooks, Shelf Life (2019) and Still Life (2021), and her poems have appeared in numerous publications. She served as poetry co-editor of Shark Reef with John Sangster for several years.
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