It is very exciting to be part of a collection of poems and art by so many women I admire. Thanks to editor (and poet), Caroline Skanne, I have a haiku and three tanka included. The title and theme of “wild voices” was given to us to interpret in any way we chose. I urge those of you who love poetry to purchase a copy of this anthology for yourself and/or for a gift.

Wild Voices, An Anthology of Short Poetry & Art by Women
edited by Caroline Skanne, February 2017

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 Here are my poems that appear in this lovely anthology:

the softness
of a raspberry
on my tongue…
I remember our long
first kiss

wild honeysuckle
heady and sweet—
your hold
on me
just as strong

a softness of spring
flecked with apple blossoms ~
the morning you died
darkness swept in
lost and wild

foxglove—                                                                                
danger hidden
in such beauty

Foxglove, also known as Digitalis purpurea