A Poem for New Poet Friends

Poetry Friday is hosted today by Dori at Doraine Reads.  Come by to immerse yourself in all things poetry.  Thanks Dori!

            I've just returned from spending most of the week in Honesdale, Pennsylvania at a workshop with David L. Harrison named Poetry for the Delight of It, and a delight it was.  We wrote and talked, and listened and shouted hurrah for the wonderful poems written and shared.  We skyped with J. Patrick Lewis and Renee La Tulippe, learning much from them as well as from the continual wise words from David.  Janet Fagal stopped by on Thursday just to visit and add a little of her poetry enthusiasm. Joy Acey and Matt Forrest were there, along with 13 others whose names you may know from other poetry worlds besides poetry Friday:  Cory Corrado, Deborah Holt Williams, Heidi Bee Roemer, Jeanne Poland, Joy Acey, Julie Stiegemeyer, Karen Eastlund, Kathy Doherty, Linda Dryfhout, Michele Schaub, Patricia Cooley, Tom Ohl and Sue Fowler.

I woke up this morning

feeling quiet inside and out.

I wondered what was missing

until I looked about.

My writer friends at Highlights

had all gone home again.

I’ll be missing them for days and days;

we had such fun,

                         so when

you need to find a group that’s wise,

and kind and smart and funny, too,

just look where David’s holding court

and that’s the group for you!

And now I have to tell you all

I’ve come home to the first snow.

I want my lovely autumn back

of sunshine with that red-orange glow!

Linda Baie ©All Rights Reserved

The view I saw when I came out of my cabin each morning.