Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Carpenter #Poetry

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

Dedicated to my friend M. Like Father, like son he’s up before dawn, Saw dust dances & glitters like gold in the early morning sun, Tired old hands carving moving – ever – so – slowly along those curves, He … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth #Poetry

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

A spiral of knowledge and labyrinth of tiny epiphanies and truths, Small stepping stones of faith of every single hue, This is a pilgrimage and yet the journey for each of us is extraordinarily different, Your bare feet shifting through … Continue reading →

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It’s Time

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

The warmth of my hands cradles your anger much the same way the summer days mellow the ice cubes that clink in your glass of lemonade, Much the same way that a mother rocks her child whose crying fades as … Continue reading →

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You Belong – A Poem

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

Artwork by Catrin Welz-Stein . Written for prompt at DversePoets. You are home in mind & heart, You belong – just as you are. Betwixt this business between the nostalgic magic of sleeping sunbeams and the reality of a million … Continue reading →

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So Let Me – #Poetry

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

I am a jig saw puzzle, Don’t you dare judge what looks like a missing piece- I’ve paid for that scar in full. & I’m not aiming to please, Do not mock my struggle- I am not broken at all, … Continue reading →

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