Poetry
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Heartsong – a prayer, a poem
what a difference a year makes—where zinnias used to growwith promise,mangled weeds pool outinstead,where chamomile daisies once burstlike a meadow, I just seedry, dead things. but also this June’s peachharvest tripled from the lastand I scooped vanilla icecream over strawberries and freshpeach slices. what a difference, what a difference…pain bleeding, joy drippingfrom my hands,lifting my… Continue reading
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Dandelions from a Mother’s Perspective – a poem of love & letting go
a dandelion is a dandelionunlessgiven by a child. in which case it is the whole world,their whole world, plucked, held out—for you. I hold these dandelionsin my palm, pull thesedandelions from my hair,so rich am I to carrysuch love,my joy etched deepin laugh-lines—rivers where all these flowerssoft and wiltingtake root for good, forever. sweetness lingers… Continue reading
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Minute Made – a litany of grand moments in a simple life
on either side of mewith lemonade in hand“clink”he says contentedlyand their Minute Maid juice boxestap together happily incheers, cheers, cheers. and oh how I agree— cheers to you andcheers to you,my daughter and my son.cheers to dreams I couldn’t imagineever coming truesome seven years agowhile your dad and I began a garden andleaned into life… Continue reading
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Heartbeat – a poem for happy, sad expectant mothers
Last spring as oak leaves finally came in green I stared at them, blue sky between, felt sad about things outside my grasp, no control for what may happen next. But before the spring turned up sad I found out about you one Sunday afternoon. Tucked quiet, happy in my womb, I thought all that’s… Continue reading
Sierra V. Fedorko 