Stitching Along The Tracks, of Our Vast Oasis

Gertrude Chandler taught elementary school in Putnam, Ct. way before my time. She wrote the children's book series The Boxcar Children. A collection of her works were last seen at the Smithsonian Institution's gift shop, Washington D.C. Gertrude Chandler, a gifted storyteller & a true inspiration, of whom this posting is dedicated to, & all the women of the world, who have provided us, with a very diverse & compelling history, which of course brings us together once again, in honoring & celebrating Women's History Month worldwide...

Stitching Along The Tracks, of Our Vast Oasis

With Reflections on Woman's History Month-

I don't know why I feel this way

the energy to go and play...

my mind is ageless, yet to do

no ordinary task I stew

so I shall cook one, steep the broth

wash all the veggies, parsnips, chops

of celery, carrots, onions strong

to fortify this winter's song

of changes that the season brings

initiated rooted dreams

such fleeting framed views, windows seem

the piecing of each fiber's seams

to put together this strong cloak

and bring it forth, each stitch and spoke

no superheros in this time

but wisdom and support I find

for stories each we spin and tell

our strong opinions echo well

there's something special in the air

I see it vast and can't compare

we gave up much so long ago

and did what we were told, to tow

it worked out well, I've no regrets

and yet that mold won't pass the test

of keeping persons in their place

domestic history's lost to haste

I'm just one woman bent to tell

our stories

precious

Miriam's well

Thank you Miriam of the time of the "great exodus", as I thank all the women from a time before time to the present, & my "special*friends" who have forever encouraged me in my creations of prose, poetry & art. A very special thank you too, to the dynamic & talented women of the writers group I have now been so honored to be a part of, & to share in, as through you all, my muse has spoken.

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So here we are, the other half of the world's population gender, marching a long, doing our part.... And so concludes today edition of our ongoing-

Poetry a Muse In Motion Project

May peace & justice be with you, in all corners of the world. True this may be an ideal & a dream, & though some dreams are sung as "impossible", we the people of who the month of March is dedicated to, in celebrating our world history, we do know that from a tiny microscopic seed, all dreams are possible.

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