Poets Salon: The Consolation of Endurance

(Photo – Tom Clausen)

POETS SALON

– 1/22/26

Hosted by Kathabela Wilson

one dark day
to another here comes
the sun
an old tune assures me
yes we do live in California

~ Kathabela

Ο Ο Ο

Drawing by Kathabela

Liz Goetz

the sun is moving into the frame
of the kitchen window
as days inch longer
her mood
begins to lighten

Ο Ο Ο

kris moon kondo

step by step
into my eighties
never thought
I’d make it this far
a snail’s endurance

Ο Ο Ο

Tom Clausen

the speed
of life
the snail
takes
its time

O

The Consolation of Endurance: Notes and Credits

Liz Goetz lives in Pasadena, kris moon kondo lives in Japan, Tom Clausen lives in Ithaca, New York.

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