The Bluestone Review 2025

The Bluestone Review

to silence my thunder. Keeping those feelings and thoughts deep down inside and just let them consume me while letting the sun shine through hoping that someone won’t catch on. That they’ll just enjoy a sunny smile no matter what thunderstorms hit me. I don’t want to scare people anymore so I just stop and never show anyone my true clouds.

Slow and Sweet Like Honey Annette Edwards

I am from blankets . From baking powder and syrup. I am from the gravel soot down the lane, (dusty,rocky, like a sneeze on an early spring day) I am from pokeweed berries and zinnias whose dark purple and Pink color reminds me of paint. I am from ornaments to stumbles. From boots and barns. I am from making a mess,cleaning a mess and moving with Purpose. From reading a book to playing outside. I am from God so I love the world. He gave his own and said thanks For my blessings. I am from Dorthy and Wythe, From yoopers and pastries I am from these mountains and hills, From these trees with beards, A where time seems slow and sweet like honey.

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