Hope at Midnight

A song for dark times.

To whisper in music of this abiding sorrow, to braid longing
with abundance, a near-ecstatic mourning
into unborn tomorrows.

Author: Stacey C. Johnson

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

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amayagregory – This We Are masquerading as humankind. What a kick!!

amayagregory says:

December 19, 2023 at 9:37 am

I wish there was a heart emoji here. <3 love this one.

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1. Stacey C. Johnson – I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.
  
  Stacey C. Johnson says:
  
  December 19, 2023 at 12:02 pm
  
  Thank you, sister : )
  
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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:

December 19, 2023 at 3:57 pm

Great work! Love the opening line “To whisper in music of this abiding sorrow”.

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1. Stacey C. Johnson – I keep watch and listen, mostly in dark places.
  
  Stacey C. Johnson says:
  
  December 20, 2023 at 6:45 am
  
  Thank you so much for this, Bartholomew!
  
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