Sunday, April 19, 2026

Thoughts on a Tuesday Morning by Carole Mertz

 

Artem Lysenko

Thoughts on a Tuesday Morning


It is well with my soul

but sometimes I must cling

to the branch extended—


the branch that keeps me

from drowning, that lets me sing

of the good that is happening.


It is well with my soul

when I reach out to my neighbor,

when I offer an hour or two


to listen, when I share

a cup of tea, or refuse to harbor

the anger that wants to suffocate.


It is well with my soul

when I remember to shout

praises to the sunlight


that keeps me whole,

when I remember to do without

unneeded things


that clutter and make me stumble.

It is well to recall

what keeps me humble.


© Carole Mertz


Carole Mertz


Carole Mertz loves to interview authors and publish reviews of their works. She is the Book Reviews Editor at Dreamers Creative Writing. Her poems and reviews have appeared recently in World Literature TodayMom Egg Review, and The Ekphrastic Review. Carole resides with her husband in Parma, Ohio.
www.CaroleMertz.com



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