In the fall of 2014, my friends at Writing for Peace invited me to share this article about my journey: http://writingforpeace.org/everyday-peace-by-samantha-terrell/
It was a pleasure to share my story, and a kind opportunity that Writing for Peace extended to me. My poem, Taken for Granted, was posted along with the article.
Taken for Granted
tonight my sons
eat pizza that I pulled
from my electric-oven
with a hot blast in my face,
transporting me to our own youth
when oven-heat from
a floor-vented furnace sent
our pink nightgowns billowing up
in clouds of warmth,
as we giggled, and sighed with relief
at the comfort of that heat
in our very own home
which mother-nature has now,
simultaneously stolen from each of you,
in your respective struggles,
as I worry over you from a distance
with overdue gratitude for
a family home,
a source of heat, and the
laughter of sisterhood
It was a pleasure to share my story, and a kind opportunity that Writing for Peace extended to me. My poem, Taken for Granted, was posted along with the article.
Taken for Granted
tonight my sons
eat pizza that I pulled
from my electric-oven
with a hot blast in my face,
transporting me to our own youth
when oven-heat from
a floor-vented furnace sent
our pink nightgowns billowing up
in clouds of warmth,
as we giggled, and sighed with relief
at the comfort of that heat
in our very own home
which mother-nature has now,
simultaneously stolen from each of you,
in your respective struggles,
as I worry over you from a distance
with overdue gratitude for
a family home,
a source of heat, and the
laughter of sisterhood
