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Villanelle #1

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

In my youth, I remember an innocent timeWhen I dreamt that big dreams would come trueBut all those dreams have since been stolen.Fate is made hard by ..

Villanelle #2

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

Through this character is learnt:By loneliness and challengeIn the silence of the desert.Only in solitude do trials impartPermanent lessons, not in a ..

God never promised you and I Eden -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

God never promised you and I Eden -Only thistles, but even a thistleWill grow tall in shaft and be edible.Was that not sufficient for Adam?

Star of Wonder

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

Star of wonder, star of powerBluest of steel blueIt shines at the midnight hour.More wondrous than RegulusIts eight points burst forthBeautiful and ca..

Bless each palo verde bloom -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

Bless each palo verde bloom - Those cuplets kissed by the sunMy vision wants to consume That thus have raptured my love.See how they speckle the tree ..

My heart is an empty jardiniere

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

My heart is an empty jardiniereReceptive to flowers and affection.By your wayward glances, I could swearThere is a festering attractionBut speak up br..

How they stop us dead

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

How they stop us deadWith a look of shame -Not knowing that whatWe have is from God.Love's mystery,Who can fully explain?They would prefer to hateWith..

Let us drink in the sunshine

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

Let us drink in the sunshineFrom a cup of globe mallowAs would one of palatinePrivilege beside God’s throne.Here’s to another springtime.H..

Don’t tell it to the wind

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

Don’t tell it to the windTo be blown away as vaporOr share it with a gossiperAs fragile as a dandelion.Don’t speak of it on the mountainto..

I believe in charity -

A Poem by Amy Michelle Mosier

I believe in charity -Simple but profound -Joy made compound -Spurred momentarily.One act - hand to hand -Across the bridge -Is one’s privilegeF..