“giving voice to the creative spirit”

the WORD project

poetry corner
Text Box: Here, we feature poems written by a workshop participant. To all who give poetry a chance…thank you! If you have been to one of our workshops and would like your poem featured here, please let us know! “Coming Out of Darkness” By Norma A candle like a firefly coming out of darkness fills the void with light the darkened house lit room by room the scent of burning matches sparks on the 4th of July My dream about the man who crawled the look he gave me of total love and acceptance the pure light look of love one by one I lit candles and blotted out darkness The house no longer dark the rooms of my soul alight going from total darkness not even seeing my hand in front of me now, trusting enough to step into the darkness and believe I am safe. Saved. Loved. March 2006 links Here are a few links to organizations that I have come across that support the creative spirit. NC Writers Network www.ncwriters.org Poetic Medicine/John Fox www.poeticmedicine.com PoetryGSO www.poetrygso.org Poets & Writers www.pw.org

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“I have witnessed how Jacinta’s poise and deep respect for people creates an environment within which healing and growth can occur.” - John Fox, CPT and author of Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making