There have been serendipities
and celebrations,
people at round tables
making plans,
and friends finding joy!
We have shared meals
and memories,
secrets,
and epiphanies!
We have danced
and chanted
and sung songs,
beaten drums,
created community.
We have made art,
read books,
written poems,
baked bread,
and feasted
on ice cream
three scoops high!
We have laughed,
cried,
prayed,
and sighed
so many times
we can no longer count.
We have
resisted,
persisted,
persevered,
survived,
and thrived.
We have hoped
and will continue
to do so…
meanwhile.
Poem ©2025, Jen Payne. NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month. If you like this poem, you can read similar in my books and zines, available from Three Chairs Publishing on my ETSY SHOP. They come autographed, with gratitude and a small gift.
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