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Laurence Musgrove: America Windows

A dreamer awakens, holds up
her pen like Liberty, writes
in moonlight page after page,
sails on a ship, bird in a tree,
songs to a yellow sun shining.

May 1, 2025 · 15 Comments

Laurence Musgrove: Healing

Have you ever thought
that you weren’t healing
as fast as you thought
you should

October 17, 2024 · 8 Comments

Laurence Musgrove: Surely

wondering what we’d
have to do, to leave behind,
to lose, to grieve without stopping

June 11, 2024 · 7 Comments

Laurence Musgrove: All

We learn all kinds of things
Whether they are taught to us or not,
And nothing is more deeply learned than
What it means to be among our own.

April 23, 2024 · Leave a comment

Laurence Musgrove: In the Cockpit

I like to imagine that every morning
Before I get up, the pilot of my plane
Runs through the standard checklist,
Making sure the gauges and switches 
Are set and secure for an easy takeoff

March 27, 2024 · 1 Comment

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