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Inspiration for the Spirit

A lovely place to wander for poetry and inspiration to soothe the soul

Edna St. Vincent Millay

POETRY and WRITING

Afternoon on a Hill

"Flaming June" by Sir Frederic Leighton, 1895

Ashes of Life

frog

Assault

child

Childhood is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies

sad woman

Here is a wound that never will heal, I know

I know I am but summer to your heart

If I should learn, in some quite casual way

columns

Justice Denied in Massachusetts

Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink

Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word!

Portrait by a Neighbor

Say what you will, and scratch my heart to find

"She Sleeps" by Stephanie Law, watercolor, 2015

The Penitent

"Golden Tears" by Anne Marie Zylberman

Time does not bring relief; you all have lied

sad tree

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why

floral illustration

When you, that at this moment are to me

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