This Time by Cathryn Cofell

Cathryn Cofell is a Wisconsin poet who has made most of her limited fortune in the non-profit sector and is a sucker for a good cause, meaning she's easy prey for a needy arts, social justice or mental health organization (no phone calls, please). She has six chapbooks and a music/poetry CD to her name, including Kamikaze Commotion, a fitting descriptor for her poetic style, personality, and parenting prowess. You'll find her poetry in places like North American Review, NY Quarterly and Mead; learn more about her at www.cathryncofell.com.

Maryann Hurtt:
What a great wake up on a gray morning poem...thank you, Cathryn!
Posted 11/17/2012 09:01 AM

marenomitchell:
I add my "Bravo!" to this long list.
Posted 11/16/2012 08:04 PM

Linda Muldoon:
November can be so gray and steely. Thank you for the burst of sun and candle.
Posted 11/15/2012 11:35 AM

jeanie:
wow. sweet. yes. thank you.
Posted 11/15/2012 10:20 AM

KevinArnold:
This one got to me. Thanks, Cathryn.
Posted 11/15/2012 10:06 AM

pwax:
Another good one, Cathy. Thanks.
Posted 11/15/2012 10:01 AM

Janet Leahy:
The forever moments held close, wonderful poem, thanks Cathy.
Posted 11/15/2012 09:56 AM

Ralph Murre:
You keep showing how it's done, Cathy, and yet we can't ever quite get it, can't ever quite write that way. And believe me, we want to.
Posted 11/15/2012 09:46 AM

Jo:
Thanks Cathryn. Terrific poem. I, too, opened the blinds to darkness and waited knowing the sun would come smack at me. It did.
Posted 11/15/2012 09:10 AM

Gary Busha:
Good use of specific examples. It's through the detail that we see a bigger picture. A fine poem.
Posted 11/15/2012 08:07 AM

dotief@comcast.net:
Powerful!
Posted 11/15/2012 07:50 AM

rksanders@charter.net:
Yes!"This is the forever day." A poem to post where I'll see every day. Thanks, Cathy.
Posted 11/15/2012 07:35 AM

ed werstein:
Just watched the sun rise up from Lake Michigan and come smack at me. Great work, Cathryn.
Posted 11/15/2012 07:33 AM

mimi:
perfect words to start my day...thanks, Cathy.
Posted 11/15/2012 07:18 AM

lincolnhartford:
Wow from me also. Like a train charging, especially when I realized where it was going. The three sets of hands is very nice. Good timing the week before Thanksgiving Day. I would like to write such a Thanksgiving poem.
Posted 11/15/2012 06:15 AM

LisaV:
Love it. Thanks, Cathy.
Posted 11/15/2012 06:15 AM

rnordstrom:
It's 5 AM, cold and dark. Even my dog refuses to get up. But I've read your poem and am ready for the day. A lovely piece.
Posted 11/15/2012 05:36 AM

wordsmith:
Wow, oh wow, Cathy! Cheers, Mandi
Posted 11/15/2012 05:34 AM

Eiken:
Beautiful work
Posted 11/15/2012 05:28 AM