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52

poems

for

52

weeks

Personal journals are a great place to write poetry, but they are not a great place to share it. In lieu of this, I set out to share a poem from my journal every Wednesday for a year. This journey began on June 9th, 2021 & was completed 52 weeks later on June 1st, 2022. Some are tongue in cheek, others are quite deep. My hope is that these poems serve as a window into my artistry and an inspiration for your own creativity. Thank you for being my accountability partner in the process of growth. There is plenty of room in this garden for us all.

With Love, Jackie

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No. 13 - Presence
No. 13 - Presence

I feel the healing wash over me, entering deeper. Turning what was once darkness to light, surrender to fight, weakness to might. For your power…

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Jackie MintonSeptember 1, 2021Healing, Presence, Hope, Poetry, Poem
No. 12 - Outside
No. 12 - Outside

Warmth from sun. Strength from tea. Has life known finer pleasantries? And as such taken heed to not forget them by, so when life…

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Jackie MintonAugust 25, 2021
No. 11 - It's Time
No. 11 - It's Time

And to begin, I would but when? To let go of this tension, to ask for your attention and to try. I would but why? For plenteous redemption…

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Jackie MintonAugust 18, 2021poetry, time, why, how, when
No. 10 - And Stay
No. 10 - And Stay

The sun caught my shadow in a terrible flight. I stood there in place while my soul on the heights, dared not look down for a second at most…

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Jackie MintonAugust 11, 2021Poetry, Stay, Coast, Travel, Wanderlust
No. 9 - Holding
No. 9 - Holding

Quiet but the heartbeat and steady breath of an infant in my arms, unaware and unalarmed. Trusting with an ease I can hardly believe. Is this also what you ask of me?

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Jackie MintonAugust 4, 2021poetry, baby, sleeping, trusting, Holding
No. 8 - Remind Her
No. 8 - Remind Her

Arrayed, roses in a vase. Put out on display to brighten up the day. Enclosed, budded up and grown. Cut off from the ground that they had known…

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Jackie MintonJuly 28, 2021poetry, project 52, roses, reminder, remind her
No. 7 - Timeless
No. 7 - Timeless

Surprised. Why are we so? By our own appearance, when we’ve often known: the bed-headed façade, the made-up dame, the plain look of exhaustion after a very long day…

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Jackie MintonJuly 21, 2021Timeless, Photography, Poem
No. 6 - When Colors Wash Away
No. 6 - When Colors Wash Away

Yellow, purple, indigo, no, no. What next will imagination grow? Yellow fellows. Purple “p”s. Indigo clouds and outlined feet. We make our mark a work of art…

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Jackie MintonJuly 14, 2021project 52, colors, Chalk, poetry, when, wash, away, play
No. 5 - The Symphony
No. 5 - The Symphony

Sitting here I am taken by the symphony of a hundred sounds. Chirping of birds. Sudden movements in the water. Chittering and chattering. Whistling of cicadas…

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Jackie MintonJuly 7, 2021
No. 4 - Asking for Light
No. 4 - Asking for Light

I turned to the night, but it did not know. It could not explain which way I should go. I peered into the darkness and asked for a light…

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Jackie MintonJune 30, 2021
No. 3 - Low Tide
No. 3 - Low Tide

Empty and full. I feel myself emptying out and filling up, changing like a tide. Proceeding and receding. Proceeding again. But why?

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Jackie MintonJune 23, 2021project 52, poetry, ocean, tide, low tide
No. 2 - Now Seeing
No. 2 - Now Seeing

Was I blind to beauty as a child? Or just too preoccupied with my mind running wild? For it seems that I missed the rolling of the hills

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Jackie MintonJune 16, 2021
No. 1 - There is Room
No. 1 - There is Room

There is room in this garden to grow. To let new seeds be sown. To extend the branch and bud the flower. To take in sunlight every hour.

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Jackie MintonJune 9, 2021poetry, flowers, room, to, bloom, project 52
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