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Summer Rain #Poetry

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Gretchen Venters

I remember the moment that the generator stopped humming. Like a catch in Summer’s hot breath, I could hear the storm crawling across the skies to pour life into the parched Earth. Scratching its way to my world while leaving … Continue reading →

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Art Is #Poetry

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Gretchen Venters

The night sky woke up all the stars- like our own corner of my grandfather’s American flag, As the vast cornfield glowed softly just quietly content on growin’ as the air stuck to our faces like a wet dishrag we … Continue reading →

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The Snow #Poetry

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

This poem was written while listening to the Prelude to Ave Maria by J.S. Bach. The snow; it falls so softly, Like the tender notes of Winter- I stand watching a symphony, of gusts of swirling glitter- Like ice forming; … 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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Looking Glass – A Poem

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

Written for dVersePoet’s Mirror Prompt Have we met before? In what century did we meet? Why is your heart beat/ing- b A c K w A r D s on your tattered sleeve? Where is the light switch in here? … Continue reading →

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Exposed – A Poem

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

Like a black and white photo so overly exposed, my soul unfolds before you not unlike a rose – caught at just the right angle, These high heels dangle and drop and your doubtful words stu//tter to – a – … Continue reading →

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Ganymede – A Poem

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Gretchen Venters

The pavement rough beneath my knees  I adjust the lens again & gaze back up above at  a glittering night sky these  sleeping  eyes  awaken I wonder why I wonder how I wonder when Thoughts lost in a tidal locking … Continue reading →

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Lights Out – A Poem

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Just processing a very old memory tonight. Written while listening to “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan which was the song I was humming that night. Fluorescent lights blink out & I can hear the thunder now As I slowly slide back … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope – A Poem #Poetry #Writing

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

This stubborn pen in hand might as well be broken For whose crossed eyes can see the indescribable beauty that sits so delicately on the very tip of their nose? The challenge of writing when happy knows no boundaries and … Continue reading →

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Frozen – A Poem

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Gretchen Venters

There is no way to say the word heartache without underestimating its unmeasurable strength the sadness like frozen rain that trickles, little drips, then slick sheets like an unkempt waterfall I sit and let it wash away the burning pain … Continue reading →

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