You there, weaving the sky threading trees to trees

By Suzanna S. Rancourt

spin the invisible

bring shape to life

dot to dot

Cat’s Cradle - pluck strings, chords -

on this road

grandchildren

friends

empty space

realizations

wrinkles

body shape

the male cardinal in the back yard

the hidden thrush and his song warbling between spring fern, red buds, branches

a scarlet tanager

acceptance

love in my heart for the sake of love

longing new journeys

an appreciation for grief

a readiness to let go

to receive -

what is it - finally - that needs to be said?

that my magma flesh burns, I’m hungry to consume life

embrace a song I am still singing?

I long for the wind that laced my life together

Sundress Best of the Net Nominee, Suzanne S. Rancourt, is of Abenaki/Huron descent. Author of Billboard in the Clouds, Northwestern UP, received the Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas First Book Award, and murmurs at the gate, Unsolicited Press, released in 2019. Old Stones, New Roads, Main Street Rag Publishing, 2021. She is a USMC and Army Veteran who holds degrees in psychology, writing and expressive arts therapy. Suzanne is widely published. Please visit her website for a complete publication list: www.expressive-arts.com

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