POETS SALON
– 01/25/23
Hosted by Kathabela Wilson
In the lobby ….approaching a hundred, their wheelchairs, side by side, they hold hands over the space between wheels. The angles of their foot rests match. They never say a word. They look ahead with the same expression, eyebrows raised.
opening the door
as i leave in my flowery hat
I look back
with a free hand she gives me
a thumbs-up~ Kathabela
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Meditation. Artwork by Jean Sudbury
Jean Sudbury
New Year’s Eve
raindrops
cleansing
it can only
get better
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Road to Wonderland (Photo – Predrag Petrović)
Predrag Petrović
she swayed her hips
tossed her hair
glanced at me
extended her hand
and led me to Wonderland
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Peace and love drawing by Jean Sudbury
Genie Nakano
shaking…
as I cross the bridge
I look straight ahead
don’t look down or up
just one step at a time
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Spring day (Photo – Peggy Hale Bilbro)
Peggy Hale Bilbro
impossible
to fit a spring day
into a poem….
but the wonders
of blue sky and daffodils
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New Hope: Notes and Credits
Jean Sudbury teaches yoga and meditation and plays music in Sierra Madre, California. She says:
Changes in the air
Better times ahead
Predrag Petrović was born in Belgrade (Serbia). He graduated from high school with a specialization in culture and language and studied English language and literature at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. He speaks English, Italian and Russian language but writes mostly in Serbian and English language.
Genie Nakano is a poet, dancer, spoken-word performer, lover of animals, cook, gardener, yoga and meditation teacher. She loves being with family and has a passion for writing. She has published 3 books of tanka and haiku poetry. She lives in Gardena, CA. Her blog/web is: GenieNakano.Com
Peggy Bilbro lives in the south where the new year might come in with a roar, as it did this year, but just as often strolls in with a promise of warmer days and new growth. Peggy has written poetry for many years and loves trying to translate the miracles of nature into poetry.
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Suggest your own theme. or write Kathabela for a theme suggestion. We publish every two weeks. Send short poems, free verse, haiku, senryu, tanka, cherita, haibun, tanka prose, short prose poems, etc., or your own unique approach, to Kathabela by text message or (click here to email her directly). We can feature your work again after five months. Multiple Submissions can be saved to appear later:
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