Monday, November 6, 2017

The Presence--By Stefanie Bennett--Australia

The Presence
  
Beyond description,
Too wound-weary
To hold,
The Beloved
Lays
The wild violet
Beside
The Patron
Saint
Of soul.

Stefanie Bennett, ex-blues singer & musician, has published several books of poetry, a novel & a libretto, & worked with Arts Action For Peace.Of mixed ancestry [Irish/Italian/Paugussett-Shawnee] she has tutored at The Institute of Modern Languages – Cook University. Stefanie was born in Queensland, Australia in 1945.

4 comments:

  1. Lyrically stunning; your words are riveting and an exquisite thing to read.

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  2. Dear Stefanie,

    Thank you for your contribution and beautiful moving poem.

    Best wishes,
    Inge

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  3. Lovely piece, thanks for sharing.

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