A Collection Of Recollections - Jennifer Schneider

A Poetry Anthology About Life

A Collection Of Recollections by Jennifer Schneider

Book excerpt

Sheer cotton fabric

soaks tears

of love and loss

dandelions blossom

and bloom

in fields blanketed

in pen ink,

erasure stubs, and cigarette ash

Nights spent crafting

letters turned lectures

in blue and black ink.

I’d often write of wishes

to follow

to redo

to reset

to begin anew.

Then squint as I’d watch

the lined paper

float then fall.

Up. Over. Down.

Dampness meets darkness

as the sun sets

and nothing changes.

My eyes close

and see the world

only as I wish

it to be.

Sleep warms my tired

soul and nourishes

my tired mind. Pre-set

alarms now silenced.

My body bathed

In sweat that smells

of fear, I inhale. Hold

All that is precious

still in my mind

and count. Ready.

Set. Go. Exhale. Sleep.

Book Details

AUTHOR NAME: Jennifer Schneider

BOOK TITLE: A Collection Of Recollections

GENRE: Nonfiction

SUBGENRE: Poetry

PAGE COUNT: 232

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