Author Archives: Gretchen Venters

What magical softness I find in your arms,What comfort I find-when you whisper (my name)What brilliant love I findgrowing in my gardens,My dreams // My darlingwill never be the same.

Have you ever heard a fire roar like thunder? Almost like a loud hiss As steel // tracks // stutter // kiss Down rails of wonder Down trails of time you might not want to remember Like fire on ice, … Continue reading →

What could this mother say to even touch the sorrow of this loss? Like sacred stone against satin- Who better knows the heavy cost? Like a luce spezzata, An eternal love released // At the foot of the cross. His … Continue reading →

Have you heard the river’s heartbeat?It’s nearly a melody,No! Perhaps it’s a symphony.It pulls at all the heartstrings this time of year,It slows down It sleepily strolls down the frozen riverbed,Winter’s caught in a cold snap-(Wait! Did you hear that?)As … Continue reading →

Snow caps on waves,wrap me in a frozen wreathlike young Moses-As I flow down Winter’s river,The cold sends ripples almost like dimples but in a frown,As I slow // down at thebanks of December,Like a frozen blanket statement- bumping into … Continue reading →

See my gentle Father, The Shepherd of our hearts carefully, slowly tilling an endless garden of stars- in thick frosty midnight soil to light the narrow path with glittering lanterns of bright burning oil, To guide the flocks of the … Continue reading →