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Alora

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Linda Lee Lyberg

Photo by Bicanski on Pixnio I dreamed my body was mine againwith no memories weighing me downno jagged scars marring my alabaster skinno mortal wounds unleashed beneath. And as I descended further into this ghostly maze,I found myself wielding long shimmering bladesUnlike anything I’ve… Continue Reading “Alora”

Category: PoetryTags: #dreams, #dverse poetics, #poetry, #shayswordgarden

Saved by Grace

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“The salvation of man is through love and in love” ― Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning There was a moment in my lifewhen quiet hallowed chambersof an old church became my sanctuary. Dusky sunlight fell across a scarred plank floorthrough blood-stained windows where-The body of… Continue Reading “Saved by Grace”

Category: PoetryTags: #poetry, #shayswordgarden, #thesundaymuse

Did I

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“How many loved your moments of glad grace, And loved your beauty with love false or true; But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.” ― William Butler Yeats, The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats I carry sorrow in my bones… Continue Reading “Did I”

Category: PoetryTags: #aging, #poetry, #shay'swordgarden, #thesundaymuse

The First Time

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“The older I get, the more I see there are these crevices in life where things fall in and you just can’t reach them to pull them back out. So you can sit next to them and weep or you can get up and… Continue Reading “The First Time”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #poetry, #shay'swordgarden

Morning Tears

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“The morning was full of sunlight and hope.” ― Kate Chopin, The Awakening Morning tears and last night’s rainWhite jasmine dripping with dewA lazy snail saunters, sipping fresh waterAs hummingbirds dip their beaks deepInto throats of yellow trumpetsWhile early sun peeks through uncertain cloudsWondering if more rain… Continue Reading “Morning Tears”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #poetry, #Quadrille

Lower Than Angels

Posted on August 14, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“Nobody’s perfect. We’re all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.” ― Jeannette Walls, Half Broke Horses We sit under a tarnished copper suntethered to stones of transgressionsfor the sins of our ancestors are scars we bearwith every sunrise, with… Continue Reading “Lower Than Angels”

Category: PoetryTags: #Angels, #poems, #poetry, #thesundaymuse

With One Final Breath

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and… Continue Reading “With One Final Breath”