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HIGH SUMMER

leaves droop from trees the sky droops from branches like a white sheet to hold the locusts in their buzzsaw … More

climate change, E. D. Watson, heat, july, meditation, poem, Poetry, seasons, summer, writing

WHAT IF

what if all the kids stayed home from school and went outside to play instead what if we put down … More

E. D. Watson, poems, poetic medicine, Poetry, writing

MAY TWELFTH

After the muggers don’t kill me I go to the all-night diner and order eggs. I order chocolate chip pancakes. … More

breakfast, E. D. Watson, guns, holidays, May 12, mugging, New Orleans, Poetry, trauma, writing

PRAYER FOR THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN

once upon a time you shoved the girls you shoved the other boys / you shoved the dreamer in the … More

E. D. Watson, lgtbq, poetic healing, Poetry, prayer, queer, writing

RAIN PSALM

take your shoes off     go outside tip your face toward the sky feel the cold clean droplets streak your chin … More

COVID-19, E. D. Watson, poems, poet, Poetry, quarantine, rain, stuck inside, writing

HERMIT PSALM

I keep thinking how if I were a hermit-monk I wouldn’t know a thing had changed not unless an angel … More

apocalypse, COVID-19, E. D. Watson, hermit, monk, monsaticism, poems, Poetry, psalms, quarantine, recluse, writing

IN PRAISE OF HIDEOUSNESS

All praise the lepers, praise the boars praise mud and dust and filth, the flies, metal buildings with metal doors. … More

E. D. Watson, healing, hospital, poem, poetic medicine, Poetry, spirituality, surgery

Reflections on the Woodshed Year

For so much of the year I was laid up with an inexplicable knee injury, followed by a cancer scare. I suffered choking anxiety and severe depression. It seemed like nothing was happening. Certainly nothing good.

E. D. Watson, faith, healing, mental health, poetic medicine, Poetry, poetry as prayer, prayer, spiritual journey, woodshedding, writing

DIA DE MUERTOS

The Dead now make their pilgrimage Back to their homes, back to our side. I hear their laughter on the … More

All Souls Day, Day of the Dead, death, Dia de Muertos, E. D. Watson, holidays, poem, Poetry, writing

PRAYER AGAINST THE BINARY

god bless the man in platform boots god bless the woman in a tux what does man or woman mean … More

E. D. Watson, nonbinary, Poetry, prayer, queer spirituality, writing

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