Ellen Symons, Author

Writing Spaces

  • Geese will arrive

    The air bites, sharp as Winter’s kiss. But wait: Geese will arrive, necks stretched, wings spread, pulling a softer wind to wrap our fresh-bared skin. ____________________ Read more

  • Stars fall

    Stars fall Frost shines – The back deck at dawn ____________________ Read more

  • like a prayer

    like a prayer

    Make it like a prayer that first step onto fresh snow. In this small, quiet moment you have not yet invented yourself. ~~~ Read more

  • Baking Day

    I had decided to stop licking every spoon in the kitchen Then along you came with your pecan and sweet potato soufflé ____________________ Read more

  • Five Reasons to Love the Long Nights of Winter

    Five Reasons to Love the Long Nights of Winter

    After a bright afternoon’s quickening light To be cradled by dusk, Its slowly sit-down darkening To contemplate the softening outline of the old cat Curled warm on your grey-trousered lap To watch the women and men with briefcases and backpacks Walk from the bus toward darkened houses To see a glow appear here or there… Read more

  • Another day of grace

    I want another day to walk on the earth another day to dream big dreams to believe life can be whatever I ask for to think I will live forever I want another day to pet the cats change a flat tire get impatient with my lover burn the cookies another day to complain how… Read more

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