Whole
Guest Writer: Jennifer Horne
Bowl by Dwight Lammon
Much in this world we don’t control
Much of life is uncertain
Our part is learning to flex and flow
Loose in the breeze like a lifted curtain
Every night we surrender to sleep
Waking into an unknown day
Every child who ever was born
Had to learn to trust that way
Place a beautiful bowl on a shelf
Leave it empty of all but its soul
Warmed and embraced by morning light
Make of yourself a beautiful bowl
Jennifer Horne.
Jennifer Horne's latest book of poems is Letters to Little Rock. She was the twelfth Poet Laureate of Alabama, from 2017-2021. Her "Mid-Week Poetry Break" poem readings appear on Facebook every Wednesday
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