Healing Garden Journal

A Place For Soulfood

Hazy summer afternoons
slow my bones.
I rest on cool grass
beneath the maple
in the yard and
my eyes trace
twisting branches.
Fanning leaves
soothe my soul,
a gentle breeze
caresses my face
like a lover’s hand.
Temptation to search
for food at the mall
evaporates.

Wanderings and Ponderings by Margrit Schlatter
Copyright 2007 Margrit Schlatter

Margrit Schlatter first wrote poetry in her native Switzerland. After learning English at ESL and U of M Flint, she learned the art of pottery at The Institute of Fine Arts. A few years ago she found her way back to poetry and also paints in pastels. She can be contacted at ceramica47@comcast.net

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