For Grace

May she be heard.

No words today. Not mine.

Only this plea, for protection

of the heart and spirit,

will, and strength

of Grace, that her

voice be lifted as

a torch through

this long dark.

It is time.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places. View all posts by Stacey C. Johnson

2 thoughts on “For Grace”

Bartholomew Barker – Hillsborough, North Carolina – Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.

Bartholomew Barker says:

July 27, 2023 at 5:05 pm

Grace is a concept worthy of praying to. Well done!

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1. Stacey C. Johnson – I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.
  
  Stacey C. Johnson says:
  
  July 28, 2023 at 2:24 pm
  
  Bartholomew, thank you for this.
  
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