Happy birthday, dearest Jennifer

Happy birthday, dearest Jennifer / by Laura M Kaminski

for my beloved cousin, Jennifer Stokley, on her birthday

If I could take the world, brush it gently
shake all the hatred off humanity
if I could fill each ocean
to the beaches with compassion
and turn up the volume on the sky
so you could hear the song of sunrise
if I could make this earth entirely
a gift of peace, joy, love and beauty
I would wrap it in a prayer and send it
(labeled fragile) as a gift.

all my heart, all my love

 

–Laura M Kaminski

 

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New Poem in Print – “Tabula Rasa”

I’d like to thank the editors of The First Day for including my poem “Tabula Rasa” in their current issue of their print journal, The First Day, Issue 3: Expectation.  Sincerely appreciated.

New Poem Posted Online 7/6: “loved, further, crackles”

I’d like to thank Uut Poetry for posting my poem “loved, further, crackles” on their Tumblr site.  This poem is an entry in the Uut Poetry / What3Words poetry contest.