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| Наталья Севрук |
Our Hidden Flower
It isn’t a secret because we are
the daffodils, sprung in spring
before an unexpected snow
that bends our backs so low
we wonder if we can survive
the weight of a lingering winter.
We brace for cold, wet tears
and hold grief in a sacred spot
where its roots can uphold us
until the frost melts.
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| Barbara Harris Leonhard |
Barbara Harris Leonhard is the author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (2022) and The Lost Book of Zeroth (2025). She is the co-author of Too Much Fun to Be Legal (2024) and Broken Rengay: Unruly Poetry (2025). She’s a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee. Trending Poets named her Poet of the Year in 2023 and 2024. Her poetry has been translated into Italian, Albanian, and Chinese. She is the Editor for MasticadoresUSA and FEED THE HOLY. Her blog is Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver.
I absolutely love this!
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DeleteAh, another beautiful Barbara poem!
ReplyDeleteI'm delighted you like it, Nolcha!
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