(This was written during our writer’s weekend this month. It’s one of my favorite writing methods with the group….Pass The Poem Writing)
(pictured: Heather, Carol, Ashley & Tamara)
Sheep skin rug in front of the potbelly stove
Pizza on a Friday night, leftovers on Sunday
Hanging with my neighbors across the road at the bonfire
Celebrating my birthday and the fire of life in my belly
October fire that brought life to me
Life when the leaves were falling and trees dying
October fire that warmed me on my mother’s lap
October fire that brought color to my life
Orange flame glowing like the orange of the leaves
The pumpkins on porches and the coolness of the breeze
I wrap my scarf tight to my neck
Stir the fire once with a stick
Breath in the nights cold, sharp wet
And exhale the years cares.
By Heather Norell, Carol Haislip, Ashley Maze and Tamara Scott
