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Gathering Joy
by Veronica McDonald
I gather joy
around me like a blanket.
You feel as warm as kindergarten
like a gentle cotton cloud
against chubby baby fingers
covered in white paste.
Like that feeling called home
when home wouldn’t do.
An invisible best friend
as natural as nature itself
like everything was made by You
for You, of You, even the strings
keeping time in my heart.
You pluck one and all stress
is unraveled in music
like the undressing of a sweater
too warm, too tight
for this life.
You knit and unknit the
stitches from where I tore myself
in the patches You wanted to heal—
You made my threads, You
know how they go—
only You can fix me
bring me back into
design
About Veronica McDonald
McDonald is a poet, fiction writer, artist, and the editor/founder of Heart of Flesh Literary Journal. She became a born-again Christian in July 2016 when Jesus saved her from anxiety, depression, and a nihilistic worldview. Learn more about her work on her website and Facebook.
Categories: poetry
Veronica, this is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us!
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Thank you for reading, Jenise
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Love love love
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Thanks for sharing, Patti!
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Love this poem, so beautiful, thank you so much for sharing Dyane Xoxox
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It’s a great poem, isn’t it? I was glad Veronica let me share it here. 🙂 Thanks for showing your appreciation!
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