Two Poems and a Poem: Ritual One, Day 9

 Note: I didn’t skip day 9, I just chose not publish.

Two Poems: 

“Island Body” by Richard Blanco

“How to Lose That Stubborn Weight” by Barbara Kingsolver 

A Poem:

Home

by ljkemp

Those tiny little feet and that baby button nose

kiss what you can

That smooth and blemish-free skin, still

untouched by the harsh worldly air

and his soft round keppie with feathery new hair

kiss what you can

Soon he will feel forced to leave home

but home never leaves us.

kiss what you can 

and he will carry those kisses 

down the street, across town, over

state lines and over the sea. Always.

kiss what you can

Wherever the world spins us, home

Remains the island that remains in us.

Italics: 

The repeating line kiss what you can is from the Kingsolver poem. The rest of the italics are from Blanco.