After months of editing and nine test copies the book is out! The dedication reads: To my children who always have a smile, to my writer friends who always have a good word, to the crows who know me and say hello when I walk their wood, to the beams of sunshine that kiss meContinueContinue reading “Poetry Book: Madrona Grove”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Poetry: Rest
Deer lay in fields of grassBird tucks a beak under wingCat sleeps on the porchwhile Dog lays dreamingof hunting them. For a moment all resta few hours eyes are closedenjoying slumber of the mind
Poetry: Table Lamp
Table LampLamp with beadsaround the edge,decorations designed to reflect light,accent the bulbs efforts.heavy brass basekeeps the stand from falling. fabric leaks out just enoughrays to comfort the room.warm glow bounces off your cheek as we talk. steam from a tea cup mists thevision. This is a gentle memory
Star Berries
Oscar Wilde said, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” The day before New Year’s 2013 my eyes are everywhere but the stars. I feel like I’m in the gutter. I am one of an estimated two million in the U.S. whose emergency unemployment benefits ended DecemberContinueContinue reading “Star Berries”
Christmas Card 2012
Thank you for visiting Madrona Grove. With over 16,500 visitors in two years, you have given me a wonderful present! In a few weeks I’ll launch the first poetry book from this blog: “Madrona Grove: Poems Written Under the Canopy” My “staff” and I will make sure you’ll know how to purchase a copy for yourContinueContinue reading “Christmas Card 2012”
Poetry: Arrow
ArrowV shaped dots in the skyPurpose drivenDirection sureGroup effort How majestic to know
2012: Go Monk
A pause for thought on December 21, 2012. Do I get dinner before the world ends?
Poetry: Love Lock
II have a poemI will not throw awayby accidentor on purpose:The morning lightcuts through the treeswaking the birdsto their songLeaves stretchfor the sun,fish jump atthe dragonfly,deer’s in the meadownuzzle at the grassIIHow far will yougo for loveBefore you accept itmust you test it?Before you cradle itmust you birth it?Before you kiss itmust you grasp it?MindContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Love Lock”
Poetry: Apple Tree Orphan
“And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. And the boy loved the tree… and the tree was happy.” -The Giving Tree by Shel ShilversteinApple Tree OrphanAmong the green majestic towersBeneath the canopy looking for sunA young tree growsDiscarded by its ownerThrown from the potConsidered waste and unfruitfulThe parents of the forestshed and sharetheirContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Apple Tree Orphan”
It’s Time for Ham
OK, true story:One holiday four generations of family are all gathered together in the youngest daughter’s new home for a rare time together. This is her first time hosting a family dinner. Her mom is helping her with the ham. The daughter plops the large ham into its pan and asks the mom, “OK whatContinueContinue reading “It’s Time for Ham”
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