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    Poems From the Edge of Spring
    Poems From the Edge of Spring
    Poems From the Edge of Spring
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    Poems From the Edge of Spring

    By Elise Skidmore

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    Elise Skidmore is a native New Yorker, who has been writing poetry since she was a child. She feels blessed to have had the best parents, husband, and children a woman could ask for, and the strong bonds of family are often the subject of her writing. Her first book of poetry, POEMS FROM THE EDGE OF SPRING was a finalist in the 2013 EPIC eBook Awards. Her second book, WHEN LEAVES FALL, is available now in all digital formats.

    I’ve read POEMS FROM THE EDGE OF SPRING, and can highly recommend it! The sort of book you can pick up for a moment’s respite or inspiration­­ or just sit and read from piece to piece, always entertained/comforted/made to think. Lovely book!
    —Diana Gabaldon, NYT bestselling author

    Poignant and lyrical, every sentence is a gem. Each poem brought back personal memories of family members and past experiences, each one re­lived through Ms. Skidmore’s precise pen. I thoroughly enjoyed this selection of poems, and look forward to reading more from Elise Skidmore!
    —Karen White, NYT bestselling author

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeart Ally Books, LLC
    Release dateJun 3, 2016
    ISBN9780983513346
    Poems From the Edge of Spring
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    Elise Skidmore

    Elise Skidmore is a native New Yorker, who has been writing poetry since she was a child. In 1994, when her husband and several of her friends were trying to get her interested in email and switching from a typewriter to a computer, she stumbled upon Compuserve’s Literary forum (Today it’s called the Books and Writers Community). There she met a bunch of wonderful people, including her favorite author, Diana Gabaldon, who helped broaden her horizons and delve into fiction writing as well as poetry. She eventually joined the staff, spending nearly 10 years as the section leader of the Writing Exercises and in Compuserve’s Poetry Forum. In 2004, when Compuserve opened to the web, she and a friend started a private writers’ forum called SectionSixx, which nurtured writers for more than 10 years.Elise lives on Long Island with her husband of 40+ years and feels blessed to have had the best parents, husband, and children a woman could ask for. The strong bonds of family are often the subject of her writing, but there aren’t many topics she’s afraid to tackle, including stories of vampires, devil possession, WWII POW camps, and gunslingers in the old west.Her hobbies include reading, photography, travel, and making people smile.

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      Poems From the Edge of Spring - Elise Skidmore

      March 1

      My Mother’s Hands

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      I find comfort in aloneness

      where I can let my thoughts drift

      like a discarded love letter

      fluttering in the breeze

      inhale deep gusts of imperfect memory

      or contemplate my hands

      I have my mother’s hands

      their shape, texture, and dexterity

      not finely manicured but

      working hands

      helping hands

      loving hands

      I hold her hand and we are one

      in silent communication

      pleading not to let go

      reassurance I’m still here

      speaking love through

      entwined fingers and kissing palms

      With my mother’s hands

      I stroke her face and hair

      willing her to know through my touch

      that I love her more than she ever loved herself

      that her best was good enough

      and she deserves so much more than life ever handed her

      I find comfort in aloneness

      for I am never alone

      My mother is always there

      in my hands

      and in my heart

      March 2

      Down the Highway

      Wrapped tight in self-control,

      propelled down crowded highways

      with scores of duty to untangle,

      I silence vague notions

      of driving into the sunset

      as far as the cash in my pocket will take me,

      wondering how far that would be,

      and what

      would I be

      running away from

      or forward to.

      Too timid to take the steps

      to advance or retreat

      I stick to the tedious route before me.

      Reflected in the rear view mirror,

      pallid and monotonous life

      that seems to simultaneously

      race ahead

      and lag behind,

      yet leaves me standing still

      looking for guarantees

      of a trip worth taking.

      Knowing full well life holds

      no such promises,

      I keep hands on the

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