Marie Harris

writer, poet, voice

  • Words in Progress
  • Voiceovers
  • Poet in the Classroom
  • Contact Me
    • Contact
    • Links
  • Anthologies
  • Poetry
  • Children’s Books
  • Essays & Articles
  • Projects & Performances

Maple Syrup

March 7, 2016 Leave a Comment

Maple Syrup 2016

ACTUAL GRACE

The earth is beaten into dull stuff. A smudge of sun rides

under the bellying sky. Winter is finishing slowly, like sap

over a wood fire. At Phil’s Restaurant, breakfast customers hash

over the Town Report. We still have our say. Maple Syrup test

We still sing our annual hymn of republic and objection. Now while sugar steams drifts, like March clouds, eastward, we lift our chalices of syrup to the resurrecting light.Maple syrup A

 

Filed Under: Words in Progress Tagged With: maple sugaring, maple syrup, poetry

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Words in progress

Alice James Books birds boxing catechism Catholic girlhood Charter Weeks photographer childhood Christmas cockfights Collaborations Corvette creches Essays family histories flash fiction Inaugural Poems lit zines love poetry maple sugaring maple syrup marriage New Hampshire poets NH Poet Laureate NH State Council on the Arts poetry Portsmouth Poet Laureate Projects & Performances Public Art Projects Puerto Rico Santas school programs seasonal peculiarities travel Valentine's Day

A Poet for Your Bookshelf, Classroom, or Library

marieWelcome! Come on in and browse through my books of poetry, anthologies I’ve edited and in which my poems appear, and some essays and articles on subjects ranging from blue water sailing to New England farm stays to birding. You can also find photos of my collaborations with painters, sculptors, photographers and musicians. Listen to audio clips of a sampling of my voiceover work.

As a poet, I perform and teach at colleges & universities throughout the country, and in residencies in elementary and high schools, libraries, writers’ workshops and retreats, and senior centers. Read More…

Words in Progress

My Brother is Gone from Us

Basil Harris (pictured with sister Anne, summer 2016) He died today. Farewell, sweet singer.

‘Tis the Season: the sacred & the profane

From the first time we hit the brakes and backed up to be sure we’d seen what we thought we’d seen—a Nativity diorama made entirely of pumpkin-headed figures—we were hooked. Charter photographed the scene and made it into a Christmas card. It was a great hit with family and friends and so began our tradition […]

Connect

  • Linkedin
  • Twitter

Archives

  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • September 2011
  • October 2010
  • August 2010
  • July 2010
  • April 2009
  • September 2007
  • January 2006

Copyright © 2018 Marie Harris - Writer, Poet, Voice | 603.664.7654