NLAPW Featured Poem

Featured Poem: Check Mate

By Kay Helgerson Atlanta Branch “All’s fair,” they say, “in love and war,” Thus our mottos were the same, He playing chess, a game of war While I played ... Read more

Featured Poem: Tomorrow Is Another Day

July 20, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Marlene Klotz Boca Raton Branch, Florida Whenever bad things happen, Think about tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day. It may erase your sorrow So wake up, get going, Forget ... Read more

Featured Poem: Bunnell’s Pond

July 12, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Virginia Nygard Vero Beach Branch, Florida The Pequonnock River wandered south from Great Hollow Lake through Connecticut until it paused to catch its breath at Sylvan Beach and ... Read more

Featured Poem: Finding Where I Belong

July 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Janet Fagal Central New York Branch This poem was inspired by “Urban Edge,: oil on linen, an abstract piece by Linda Bigness-Lanigan, longtime CNY Branch arts member. Memories ... Read more

Featured Poem: Anatta: The Key to Creativity

June 23, 2022June 2, 2022 NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Patricia Daly-Lipe Washington, D.C .Branch Sound and light, Flashes from the dark Penetrating the woods and streams within my shell As I lose the wall, my body, and ... Read more

Featured Poem: Painted Lady

June 18, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Dorothy Atkins Santa Clara County Branch, California While searching for the perfect face I found suntan, beige, warm brown and brown They all looked the same Never the ... Read more

Featured Poem: Classic Blue

June 7, 2022June 2, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California It’s one of the last photos in our white Hallmark album – both of us running away from the church, heads down, smiling, ... Read more

Featured Poem: My Morning Routine

May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Megha Sood Member-at-large My fingers tracing those invisible unetched dreams on my table some skewed and some forgotten by the cruel bouts of merciless time Time ... Read more

Who Am I?

May 6, 2022April 26, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW, NLAPW Featured Poem

By Vera Ripp Hirschhorn Boca Raton Branch, Florida I am the toddler jumping up and down, waving my arms and shouting Da! Da! in my playpen upon seeing my ... Read more

Featured Poem: Sending Out

April 22, 2022April 23, 2022 Featured Poem, NLAPW Featured Poem, NLAPW Poem of the Week

By Christina Laurie Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts “Nothing was remembered, nothing forgotten. When we awoke, the enemy attacked.” —anonymous Our windowsills were wet from ... Read more

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