Kathleen Moore offered a session on May 16.
Kathleen is a certified AWA workshop facilitator. She hosted a workshop called “Untold Stories.”
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Anticipated Grief
by Gail Snyder
It’s night time there
my mother will be sleeping now
And my sisters
each with their dog nestled
beside them on the bed
And my brother
whom I have seen just a handful of times
in the past forty years
And his grandkids
whom I have never met
There, the eucalypts will be gathering dew
as the night air cools
and I bustle about my day
Here, longing to hear the call of kookaburras
and to see my mother
just one more time
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Untitled
by Melissa Brooks
Before
The Gray Hairs
Before
The Stiffening and Hurting Bones
Before
The Dimming of My Eyes
Before
The Inability to Hear Clearly
There was me,
dark brown hair,
There was me,
vibrant, strong and full of vitality
When did the exchange happen?
I don’t recall the first Gray Hair, but this Gray, stands as an expression,
The Me, with experiences and great wisdom.
The Me, my stiff bones, tells a story of many roads traveled
Me and My dim eyes are a testament of the many things I have seen.
Can’t Hear, Can you repeat please?
I kiss the Younger Me Goodbye to Embrace the Brand New Me
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