Filed under: Poetry and String of Lights
An evening of poetry and song by Susan and friends.
December 6, 2008 at Elmo’s Hideaway, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Poems by Susan:
Works by friends:
“Enchiladas” From Recluse at Booknook by Brenda Meisels
“Ode to Matchmaking at Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea - Au Lait! Au Lait!” by Chris Lord
“Beautiful” by Christina Morales Hemenway
“Dreamscape” by Diane M. Laboda
“Somewhere in America Tonight” (for Sekou Sundiata) by Diane M. Laboda
Since ‘String of Lights’ this poem has haunted me, transported me to where you’ve been; where I long to be.
Thank you for placing it hear for me to reread. And thank you especially for your voice which I hear as I read.
Swish.
“Evaporation”
I love the movement in this poem, find at first I want you to keep going, keep on your quest, but when your sweet tooth brings you back into the arms of your sweetheart, I’m happy you arrived in such a good place.
The Petal Sweeper
Susan,
This is a beautiful poem. From title to last line, it envelops me, becomes the sari wrapping the life of a woman. I love the repetition of swish, and the thought that what we sweep may be petals.