ideas unravel
once released
expand
dissolve
escape
and can’t be
contained
again
tucked away in my journal
words
lists
scraps
notes
thoughts
ideas
feelings
poem
a surprise poem
The best part of teaching literature is discovering new favorite poets. Here’s an excerpt from Gates and Other Poems by Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, C.S.C. You might recognize her name; she served as president of St. Mary’s College in South Bend in the early part of the 20th century.
Fare infinitely well,
You who have valorously dared
This last, unshared
Unending and all-perfect quest;
You who at length can tell
The things God has prepared
Are best,
Are best.