If OnlyIf only tearsCould wash awayThe hateCould bring backLifeBring comfort toThe grievingBring kindness toThe forefrontIf only tearsCould wash awayThe hateBiddeford, MainePlease knowTears flow for youAll over this CountryAll over thisWorldTears of loveAnd sadnessAnd apologyImmigrant communityPlease knowWe the peopleWeepOur sadnessComes with Our angerAnd our loveWe The peopleWeep. Johan Sebastian GuerreroDo you seeThe tears?Can you feelOur griefForContinue reading “If Only”
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Healing Salve of the Wild Rose
Gathering flowersTo fill the vaseTo grace the breakfast tableOn the deckMy eyes catch uponDainty wildflowersBlossoms smaller than pinky nailFive summer yellow petalsSurrounding tuft of yellowI snipped a fewTo start my bouquetI spy purple flowers intermingling with yellowSimilar in sizeBut sunburst pattern of petalsI snatch themAnd my bouquet growsPeoniesA pièce de résistanceI bury my nose InContinue reading “Healing Salve of the Wild Rose”