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Exhilarating energy
Incredible calm
Belly laughs: July Fourth
explosions
Foreign for four
menopausal years
Now come in short bursts
Long enough to nerve-
twitch me active
After hibernation
in my selfish eggshell
I hatch slowly
Each day cracking
lost wonders
Ice cream and oatmeal
for breakfast
English for Chinese neighbors
Lunch with an editor
An afternoon rest home visit
A cat-in-heat night
Hello sunshine!
I’m 54 years old
at Disneyland
With the rest of my life
to take rides
I follow famous sisters
through Tomorrow Land
At 60 Colette opened
a beauty salon in Paris
Jackie O became a book editor
Margaret Meade said
The most creative force in the
world is a menopausal woman
with zest
You haven’t seen anything yet
Margaret Meade
This poem first appeared in the Sun Poetic Times.
Used here with the author’s permission.
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Ellaraine Lockie lives in Sunnyvale, CA, where she is a full-time writer of poetry, nonfiction books and essays; a freelance writing workshop instructor; poetry editor for the lifestyle magazine, Lilipoh; and a frequent judge of literary contests. Her poetry is widely published and awarded and she is the author of seven chapbooks--the most recent being Love in the Time of Electronics, published by Pudding House and a finalist in their 2009 chapbook competition. Ellaraine is also a professional papermaker who has worked with community projects in that capacity in South Africa and for various U. S. businesses. A video featuring Ellaraine's poetry, handmade papers, and handbound books can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqst6qBIpVU. Read more about her at http://literati.net/ellaraine-lockie.
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