Happy International Women's Day! On March 8, it's time to pause and celebrate women, so I leave you with this rough draft of a poem. I hope you can see yourself in it. Some say a woman is like a flower beautiful and delicate that may be true of some but there are many I … Continue reading Poem for Women
Category: Poetry
Role Reversal
Photo by Elisabeth Wales on Unsplash At the advice of some readers following a recent post concerning anger, I've been delving into the book "Playful Parenting" by Lawrence J. Cohen this past week. One of the types of play he suggests is a simple role reversal, where the child gets to play at being the … Continue reading Role Reversal
Joyous New Year
2020 has been an epic year for many of us. In many unexpected ways. Here's to much hope and joy in the new one! The end of a year end of some hopes beginning of others thoughts, impressions, ideas gone flown on the wings of past days overshadowed by nights that followed yet a flock … Continue reading Joyous New Year
Gossamer Sails: a poem about spiderwebs
Have you been noticing the summer spiderwebs these warm mornings? You see them in tall grasses, ditches, and meadows, sparkling as they catch the first light of the sun. Okay, I'm not really out there at the crack of dawn, but that sounds good doesn't it? "Sparkling as they catch the 7:00 sunshine" just doesn't … Continue reading Gossamer Sails: a poem about spiderwebs
Blessed are the Holders
by Sherah-Leigh Gerber Blessed are the Holders Oh to be a child again To have lap to crawl into when the world overwhelms To have someone gently rub my back as I drift into sleep But I am the holder The lap and the back rubber Offering whispers of peace How about Legos? A … Continue reading Blessed are the Holders
Forsythia I and II
When the air starts to warm each spring, the grass greens, bulbs start pushing new green shoots up through the lawn, and blossoms appear, I get the irresistible urge to write poetry. Some funny. Some maybe good. Most unbelievably sentimental trash, I'm sure. This year, the humor won. Read on if you dare . . … Continue reading Forsythia I and II
Juice
I'm not a superhero many times not even a great mom or a wonderful person at all Caught up with all of you in the throes of a national crisis a global pandemic I find myself feeling quite ordinary my efforts infinitesimal compared to the magnitude of the galloping beast Living here at the foot … Continue reading Juice
Lent 4: The Lord is My Shepherd
For most of us these days, the Coronavirus pandemic has touched all parts of our lives, including Sunday morning worship. Thanks to my pastor, Marian Buckwalter, for sharing the following pertinent message with us this week that we can each enjoy from an appropriate distance. May you be blessed! **************************************************************************** Monday, when our son came … Continue reading Lent 4: The Lord is My Shepherd
Poem: “No Return Policy”
by Sherah-Leigh Gerber Grief is a roller coaster Trapped on a ride you didn’t choose Raising existential questions on a mundane Monday Grief is a marathon Tears unbidden as you unload the dishwasher and fold laundry Unfinished business rising without a pretty bow Grief is a runaway train Relentlessly chugging over anything in its path … Continue reading Poem: “No Return Policy”
Poem for a moment* (first draft)
Children paint at the kitchen table a rooster crows in the chicken shed the bathroom fan hums, and the wood stove cools front door slams open and shut boots stomping in and out on the urgent business of a childhood day I sit in front of this computer willing inspiration to set my fingers typing … Continue reading Poem for a moment* (first draft)
Mennonite Women of Virginia 