Category Archives: Hot in Hunterdon, Georjean Trinkle

Learning to write a sonnet

The Greater Lehigh Valley Writer’s Group has opened to members an invitation to submit short stories, essays and poems for possible inclusion in the  2027 Anthology  with a theme of “Writing from the heart.” I have been fortunate to have … Continue reading

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In a white dress telling tales

Read to me. Tell me stories That cling to my  soul, Words that rise from despair to hope, That lead from the gloom of isolation To a rambunctious shouting celebration of you. Tell of the moments The things no one … Continue reading

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The grace of the white dress

Touch Time Touch Earth Touch Rain that flows Like memory. Touch sadness Then joy Forgiveness You offered. Touch silence Hollow voiced Lost in disappointment. Touch the beginning Simple desire and confusion. Touch absence. Time A cry alone Thinking no one … Continue reading

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White dress and peace

When the ocean rose they danced mad in the flood. When the wind took the trees They crawled up the broken branches and howled. When the mountains fell they kicked at the rubble. They put their ear to the sea … Continue reading

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White dress sorrow

In a world of preaching In a world of scorn She whispers. In a world of war In a world of darkness She offers. In a world of crying A world of screams She sings. In a world of sorrow … Continue reading

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White dress renewed

Sun dusts her shoulders Sand on her feet She welcomes the Atlantic  dawn Takes in the world And smiles at the secret. Arms spread, head back She absorbs the light, Inhales the moment That instant of being That she gives … Continue reading

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A white dress morning

She reminds you With dark eyes that glow in sunlight With soft fingers brushing purple flower buds Then your cheek; Reminds you That time needs care To peel back the skins of error; Just start, so simple To find that … Continue reading

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When the white dress is free

Ankles crossed, arms wrapping knees, waiting As  sunlight strips mist From lips and shoulders Drenched by passing rain; Brown bodied Changed from white dress Open Smiling Giving, taking. Joyous leaping. Loving. Free.

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White dress yoga girl

Fingers electric Her touch power on your spine. Light erupts; engulfed. Gives to you herself As open as dawn, bruised as a cloud. She pours water on your parched soul. Opens a spring Says drink.

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White dress marching

White dress marching Hem brown from muddy boots; Strap loose on fist raised arm Wave in their face: No! White dresses marching Voices one Not today Not ever. Your oppression No match for my defiance

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