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Surrounded by The Sacred
Like a thin slice of morning sunshine
like a lapse of empty space in the void
I am surrounded by what is sacred
in the territory I know as home
here, life finds its soul's unfolding
here, life purls and mends to noble hours
and embroiders me with its currents
oh, instant of mellow fruitfulness
the winnowing wind soft-lifts my hair
entranced I ooze hour after hour
here, beauty emerges and moves
away the pall that conceals it
until my nebula yarn joins with yours
and the world broods with the warmth
of a friendship hemmed and winged
in God's grand magnificence.
©️ Selma Martin
Selma Martin is a retired English teacher with 20 years of experience teaching ESL to children. She believes in people’s goodness and in finding balance in simple living. She lives in Japan with her husband of 35 years. In 2018, Selma participated in a networking course that culminated in a final lesson to publish a story on Amazon. She completed the course and self-published her short story, "Wanted: Husband/Handyman," in 2019. Later, collaborating with peers from that course, she published "Wanted: Husband/Handyman" in "Once Upon A Story: A Short Fiction Anthology." Selma has published stories on Medium for many years, in MasticadoresUSA, The Poetorium at Starlight, Short Fiction Break, Lit eZine, and Spillwords. In July 2023, she published her debut poetry collection, In the Shadow of Rainbows (Experiments in Fiction). You can find Selma as selmawrites on Instagram and Twitter, and on her website, selmamartin.com.
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