Tag: poetry

  • Pause

    ‘Pause’ is one of the 36 poems in my new poetry collection, ‘Words of Weight’. Now available at Amazon as an ebook and paperback book. Or barrow it with the Kindle Unlimited program. If you have read my new book, please consider leaving an honest review. Each one is important regardless of star value, and…

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  • Reviews for Words of Weight

    Reviews for Words of Weight

    Have you read ‘Words of Weight’? Please leave us a review on Goodreads, Amazon, or in the comment section of this post. All reviews are welcome and appreciated, whether one star or five. All we ask is that you are kind in your word choice. THANK YOU! “Poetry that seeks to marry words and their…

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  • Words of Weight/Release Day!

    Words of Weight/Release Day!

    Today is the day! ‘Words of Weight’, is now available for all regions on Amazon. If you preordered an ecopy, they have delivered it to you. I have uploaded and released the paperback version as well. A HUGE thank you to my readers for sending in prompt words and helping me write this collection. It…

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  • Pristine Floor

    Pristine Floor

    I turned it over in my hand This broken piece Of self Traced the cracks Noted the gaps Counted the missing particles Now marking A pristine floor

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  • Stone Driveway

    Stone Driveway

    I would test the lineWith a toe.Were the rocks really as sharp as I remembered?Would they bite as deep as last time?A deep breath, a dive.Move fast,Perhaps it won’t hurt as much this time. Then,The coolness of grass.A softness, refreshing, soothing bruised skin.Until I was called to cross again. ©2022 Mary Grace van der Kroef

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  • Covid Verses/Paddler Press

    Covid Verses/Paddler Press

    The Covid Verses Featuring 30 poems written during the global pandemic, this eclectic collection from international authors shares the humour, the frustrations, the loves, and the loss that we all have experienced. – Paddler Press I love it when an editor brings writers together and creates something special. I believe that is what Deryck Robertson…

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  • Keep Lit

    Keep Lit

    He didn’t say we wouldn’t weep while we waited.

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  • ‘Omnipresent’ and ‘Things Made’/Heart of Flesh Literary Journal

    ‘Omnipresent’ and ‘Things Made’/Heart of Flesh Literary Journal

    I have been waiting with great anticipation to be able to share this publication. Heart of Flesh Literary journal is a publication I have been following since the beginning of my writing career, and they have been a dream publication for me. This last week Issue Seven went live! My poems “Omnipresent” and “Things Made”…

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  • Disconnect/Mental Rhythm Magazine

    Disconnect/Mental Rhythm Magazine

    A literary magazine dedicated to showcasing the rhythms of mental health in individuals around the globe. – Mental Rhythm Website – They have featured my poem Disconnect in their first issue. I invite you all to read it along with the many other great works included. It’s always a blessing to have a piece chosen…

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  • Miller Farm Fairy

    Miller Farm Fairy

    Her skirts are bound with borrowed twine, Its folds of corn-leaf silk. Braided reeds with clover, wheat, Above a face as sweet as milk.

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