Five Violets

Once upon a time,
her poetical works.

Sonnets and lyrics,
inward from the sea.

Songs against the dark,
eloquent masterpieces.

Give us each day a diary,
full of unbidden laughter.

She laughs to stop herself
from crying, as the speaker.

. . . . .

Poet: Susan Powers Bourne
Sources: Women.Poets.Delaware
Works by Chandler, Du Pont,
Dunbar-Nelson, Edwards, Flowers
Process: Pick and mix cento