July 2017 – Page 5 – FEMININE COLLECTIVE

Peaches

July 5, 2017October 13, 2018 Amanda Linsmeier

i know, at least, that she was ripe
full of not a hardened pit like me
for so long
but hopes that began and ended
seven times over

“Captain, My Captain”

July 5, 2017October 13, 2018 Susan P. Blevins

Next time don’t lie
When you sit close and sigh

You’re married already
So forget going steady

Pies On The Sidewalk: A Gift Of Confidence From A Mother to Her Daughters

July 3, 2017October 13, 2018 Dianne Blomberg, Ph.D.

My mom never knew she had actually prepared me the best way possible. She died thinking she had failed as a parent who should have protected her daughter. Because of her, I guarded myself and my daughters from a future of abuse, failure, and lost dreams. As a single mom, I didn’t have much to give my girls, but I gave them the confidence to become strong, determined women who have the courage to leave pies on the sidewalk when that’s the only option.

Day 225: Sequoia Sempervirens

July 1, 2017October 13, 2018 Amye Archer

As I stand at the base of “The Giant,” a near three-hundred footer, I can think of nothing but our girls. How they swam to us against all odds. How they too are delicate yet strong. How they feel pressed against us, how their hair always smells like baby powder. These trees are magnificent, but they have nothing on the wonder of the thirty-year-old fuck ups who made the most beautiful creatures I’ve ever seen.