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| Micaela Kaibni Raen and poet Dee Norwood discussing poetry in motion as the "other" mom |
I am seemingly lost in poetry today with my friend, the poet, Dee Norwood. We have a lot in common being lesbian parents, budding poets and community change agents working to make the world a better place each and every day. I admire her tenacity, persistence and ability to laugh no matter what is going on around her. Many poets have strong spirits but she is also a heroine in love .... for she is one of the most loving mothers I have ever seen and ever so patient with her children The expansive ability to love and to laugh comes across in her poetics exhibiting a great talent that, over and over again, brings to us the important messages of our day.
Dee Norwood poem:
Upon the Occasion of our Falling in Love
We stand at the
Edge of a
Compatible cliff
Not knowing if
Our thick cord
Of commonalities
Will unravel into
Weak strands of coincidences
-a farce-
(the product of our fast forward into
everything we ever wanted)
And on a cue
That was never
Discussed we
Step softly off
And know we
Are falling into
Perfection