This poem came to me after a day of drawing and meditating on the writings of other women, for we women are so influential upon each other… I had recently taken a journaling workshop and it was a good way for me to move beyond simple stream of conscious writing and step into the challenge of focusing my writings in different ways. It also gave me ample opportunities to read and reflect on the words of other participants. The whole workshop opened up new layers and new dialogues within myself and as I reflected on the power of our words, this poem appeared. Words get inside me, and my reactions are visceral, I can feel my whole-self focus in on them, and good things happen when I am not afraid to follow where those words lead. Original artwork by the author Shannon K. Lockhart "melodies i never heard" by Shannon K. Lockhart your words sing the melodies i never heard as a child they swaddle my soul and awaken in me a nostalgia for time that n...
Women's Spiritual Poetry