Shimmer

Jessie Marie

my shimmering heart draped in tears

drums a song behind a thorny cage

ghosts dressed in moonlight

wail against the inky black of night

sorrow is stitched into their eyes

an echo of dreams heard on the wind

I restore myself in the light of the stars

a spotlight of hope drinks me up

such a dream of being whole again

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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only

Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice. We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.

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