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In the bitter

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imprint of a blessing

She was spring and fall
all wrapped into one
shivering in the bitter
enduring the winter

The day was over
in her dulce de leche mind
soccer mom driving
a husband conniving

One more stoplight
one more Syrah
to perform the façade
to ignore her God

In the darkest of January
or the pits of hell
her feet found their way
a voice saying stay

The traffic jam held her
in sunset time
staring
caring

Her mouth opened slightly
whispering, Damn him to hell
But the kids don’t hear
they’re nowhere near

Orange and pink
and everything inside her
reflected through the sky
mirrored the why

Cars stopped
or time did
or the beauty made her weep
the joy she couldn’t keep

or could she?

Could there be an end
a wheel turning to spring?
Can a frozen heart melt
and play the hand she’s dealt?

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* Enlightened Eclectic (personal writing challenge): Write 365 nature-themed meditations, poems, and/or hymns over the next year.

Kristin D. Jones is a deprofessionalized academic, deschooling mom, and author of Goddess Grove.

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Filed under: Enlightened Eclectic, Fire, poetry, Yule Tagged: beauty, divorce, dulce de leche, Enlightened Eclectic, motherhood, mourning, nature, pain, parenting, poetry, soccer mom, solstice, Syrah, weep, winter, writing, writing challenge, Yule

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