It is no longer the time of tulips,
yet they bloom in my thoughts
dispelling the gloom of January.
yet they bloom in my thoughts
dispelling the gloom of January.
Doom can be a vase of terror,
black ribboned vessel of sorrow,
but I have chosen spring.
Just like the carnival colors of tulips
push their way through winter’s skeleton
I will paint my spirit with poetry.
On my bookshelves poetry speaks
before I touch it, whispers courage
to find my own voice of ink.
The fractured glass of grief is familiar,
still even a broken mirror can reflect
hope when verses erase the gray in my eyes.
No matter how small the light is, I can still grow.
©Susie Clevenger 2024
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