Poets Salon: Spring is Coming

POETS SALON

– 04/17/24

Hosted by Kathabela Wilson

no Easter parade
in Pasadena I still follow
the pink line…
roses in my flowery hat
I add cherry blossoms

~ Kathabela

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Painting by Jackie Chou

Kathabela
Jackie
Kathabela

a pink moon
watering cherry petals

spilling
beams
of light

our flood of words

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up to her ankles
in cherry blossoms

the pink light
of dusk
paints the sidewalk

her blush

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Spring is Coming: Notes and Credits

Jackie Chou is a poet in Pico Rivera, CA. She’s a frequent favorite collaborator with Kathabela, writing cherita (little stories).

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:

1. Send a short bio, with comments on your theme.
2. Send photos or artwork by you, or friends.
3. Put your poems directly in the email.
4. No attachments except photos.

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