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A Place of Grace<\/h1>\n
by Marylyn Motherbear Scott,
Poet in Residence, Society for Ritual Arts<\/em><\/p>\n(art by Carly Turner)<\/em><\/p>\n
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Open roads go north<\/p>\n
Into cloud-dappled sunset<\/p>\n
Pillowed hills rise high<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s a well worn road<\/p>\n
Every turn a memory<\/p>\n
Ghosts come to visit<\/p>\n
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Trees touch darkening sky<\/p>\n
Spires, a place to pray for sure<\/p>\n
Spirit dances high<\/p>\n
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Dusk red sky at night<\/p>\n
Delight fills my weary bones<\/p>\n
Graceful solitude<\/p>\n
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Dreams reveal danger<\/p>\n
Ocean waves rise high, crest, fall<\/p>\n
Break on lonesome shore<\/p>\n
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I am the sea\u2019s foam<\/p>\n
I am the beach at high tide<\/p>\n
Waves crash. Pull. What\u2019s left?<\/p>\n
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A new day. New sky.<\/p>\n
Rosy red in sleepy morn<\/p>\n
On the road again<\/p>\n
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Dangerous delight<\/p>\n
Two sides of sailor\u2019s old coin<\/p>\n
Protective warning<\/p>\n
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Apricot fingers<\/p>\n
Penetrate rose petal sky<\/p>\n
Sweet calm beach in sight<\/p>\n
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Destination reached<\/p>\n
Friends open arms, open hearts<\/p>\n
Gracious, safe haven<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Marylyn Motherbear Scott, fondly called the Poet Priestess, she is Goddess-in-Chief of the Magickal Cauldron, the Living Mysteries of Eleusis; and is a feature poet in Northern California. She also writes memoir, short stories, and is a Literary Reviewer of live theatre. Currently published in the anthology Red Sky<\/em> by the Mendocino Writer\u2019s Club and in \u201cPlaces Like Home\u201d edited by Ariel Gore. Other publications include Love’s Journey, a poetry chapbook<\/em> & The Dragonslayer’s Daughter, a Winter Solstice story<\/em>, both published by the Caudron Press, Rites of Passage<\/em> in Hill\/Baker\/Starhawk’s Circle Round (creative nonfiction), Gypsy Song for Calling the Dead<\/em> (invocation), in anthology Beyond Absence<\/em>, edited by Edward Sear, and Obama’s Day of Inauguration<\/em> (essay) by Green Egg. She is an elder Witch who brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, inspiration, creativity and devotion to her magickal and to her literary work. Marylyn Motherbear serves as Poet in Residence and sometime Poetry Editor for Coreopsis.<\/p>\n
email:motherbearscott@mindspring.com<\/a><\/p>\n
website: MagickalCauldron.org<\/a><\/p>\n