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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Celebrate the Light

Image by Mike Sampson

The

world comes

together.

A brief moment

of total darkness

we celebrate the light

and hope we bring each other.

In a collective voice of cheers

my tears of wonder silently stream.


 

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4 comments:

  1. Your poem really captures the enormity of the experience. It was so interesting to hear people name the experience as something very spiritual. I thought it was very cool to think about how even a little bit of light can pierce the darkness.

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  2. This was amazing...a once in a lifetime experience. Your words capture it beautifully.

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  3. Gorgeous poem, Leigh Ann! I love the nonet form and I loved your line "We celebrate the light." Truly gorgeous and a perfect poem for yesterday's eclipse.

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  4. Leigh Anne, I submitted my slice with a trinet poem late so I am delighted to read your poem. Would you consider sharing this poem or another for my NPM Poetry Parade Padlet that will become a Gallery of Artistic Expressions? Wonderful lines:and hope we bring each other./ In a collective voice of cheers! From your last line, it looks like you might have seen a total eclipse of the sun. Northern VA only got a partial eclipse but that was awesome to me.

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