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#LoveMadeVisible: My Twin, by Kandice LaShae
A poem dedicated to my twin sister Katrice She’s a special part of me So much more than my better half We look the same But we’re very different Let me take a minute to explain People call me “the … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, children's books, EPA SCBWI, Kandice LaShae, love, poetry, poets, SCBWI, sisters, twins
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#LoveMadeVisible: Gardening, by Ann Magee
You didn’t wait for the first green shoot to peek out of the fertile ground, see the first tiny leaf unfurl. You didn’t weed the bed season after season, getting dirt under your nails. You didn’t take the … Continue reading
The Mermaid’s Tears, by Gayle C. Krause
THE MERMAID’S TEARS By Gayle C. Krause Banished to the bottom of the sea for all eternity for saving her beloved sea captain from a terrible storm, a heart-broken mermaid cried tears of sadness, which changed color and washed up on … Continue reading
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Tagged #lovemadevisible, Gayle C. Krause, mermaid's tears, poems, poetry, poets, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, the legend of the mermaid's tears
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THE CORMORANT, by Ryan Chiang McCarthy
The cormorant, the black thunderbolt of the sea, a heavenly shadow, a talisman of horizons that shimmer and blaze between dreaming waves and winds of memory; from angels to lips of drowning men he carries kisses, … Continue reading
NEXUS, by JK George
For Asher Oh speak to me of driving rain Downpours drenching us to the bone Your voice ricocheting off the pavement in fervent drops Rolling off the edge into the torrent Oh speak to me of tender … Continue reading
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Tagged #lovemadevisible, Authors, EPA SCBWI, Juliet K. George, love poem, Nexus, poems about love, poetry, poets, SCBWI, writers
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LOVE, by Chrissa Pedersen
Love sprang from the earth like a new tree grown. Reaching, stretching, yearning, for the sun. Water dripped from leaves, from eyes. Thirsty, we drank. Our roots holding fast, against wind and storm.
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Tagged #lovemadevisible, Chrissa Pedersen, love, poems about love, poetry, poets, tree
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Celebrate Words Like a Poet, by Lindsay Bandy
Whale. Palm tree. Intestines. Roses. That was the dude’s poem. Seriously. When a visiting “modern poet” came to my Creative Writing class and read his stream-of-consciousness poetry aloud, most of us were dumbfounded. A guy raised his hand and asked … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessible poetry, Billy Collins, Garrison Keillor, Good Poems, On Turning Ten, poetry, poets, show don't tell
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#LoveMadeVisible Day 27: Witness, by Lynn Schuessler
Witness __________ Brave the sharp whiteness Muffle the cold by folding your warmth within it Without a sound Scuff the crystal carpet Soften the biting air with puffs of white-hot breath Then feel the thrum of your blood as you … Continue reading
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#LoveMadeVisible Day 25: Little Bunny of My Dreams, by Kathleen Rupff
Little Bunny of My Dreams by Kathleen Rupff Patchstone colors And rays of hope Surround you as you Munch heavenly clover Hop, skip, and jumping With the Savior In meadows and glens That never wither Safe with the snakes And … Continue reading
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Tagged #lovemadevisible, Art, Artists, Author Illustrators, bunnies, Illustrators, Kathleen Rupff, little bunny of my dreams, pets, pets in heaven, poetry, poets, rabbits, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA
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#LoveMadeVisible Day 16: The Gargoyle in My Garden, by Lynn Schuessler
The Gargoyle in My Garden He hunches under his branchy bush, hugging bare haunches, squatting in his stone-cold skin, hiding from flurries of leaves, from bushels of snow, from any hope of a kiss. I sometimes wonder what moved me … Continue reading
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Tagged #lovemadevisible, Garden, Gargoyle, love, Lynn Schuessler, poetry, poetry for young people, poets, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, the heart
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