shy blue morning
black trees etch sky
children skipping
over puddles
bramble on snow
soft birdsong
listening to water
race downstream
winds gently kiss
my forehead
grass shoots push
through first thaw
Bio:
Joan McNerney’s poetry has been included in many literary magazines such as Seven Circle Press, Dinner with the Muse, Poet Warriors, Blueline, and Halcyon Days. Four Bright Hills Press Anthologies, several Poppy Road Review Journals, and numerous Spectrum Publications have accepted her work. Her latest title, The Muse In Miniature, is available on Amazon.com and Cyberwit.net (the link is to the Amazon listing). She has four Best of the Net nominations.
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