• Poetry

    Poem 11/29/2022: An Evening with Poets

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    An Evening With Poets
    by Nina M. Holmstrom

    I follow a path once traversed by school children
    to an old brick building.
    A turquoise door opens,
    one by one we enter.
    Older voices that recognize one another and greet with a familiar laugh.
    We push tables and chairs around
    the room until they form a square.
    My feet shuffle underneath me,
    I take the seat furthest away.
    Her mouth opens and she reads the first poem.
    I listen like a school girl enamored by a cute boy
    telling a tall tale.
    Her accent moves me and I wait for the next word to be spoken.
    This poettress that beckoned us to come.
    She makes it sound so easy.
    We write.
    We share.
    We sculpt words together as a group.
    We edit.
    We create.
    We are poets.
    For one evening,
    we are the eachother’s muse.



  • Message From The Heart

    In the beginning

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    Greetings old friends and new ones, welcome to my blog! This is a space of nonjudment. This is a place of acceptance of the Self, myself .. and who I have become as a human. I have created this website to share my journey as a writer, a knifemaker, an artist, and an individual who is here to be of service to others finding her place in this world as an end of life doula.

    This is a safe place for me to write, share photos, thoughts, and musings. There are so many things I want to share now, but for now I am grateful that you are here and taking this ride with me.

    With Love!
    Nina

    Photo credit: Cheri Rae